Experiencing new things is actually very much like a science experiment for a young child. To explain the relevance of science to a homeschool student, it may be a good idea to help them start at a young age with easy to perform experiments.
Plant a Sapling
While you may not be able to teach a child in kindergarten about how the leaf functions as the food factory for the plant, you can still give him a leaf to hold and talk about how a tree grows. Start with soaking a few seeds that are easy to sprout. Teach them how to plant a sprout and care for it.
Basic herbs are fast to grow and can be fun to use in cooking. Teach them how to wash and chop them before they consume them. Extra sprouts can also be eaten. This gives them a co-relation between the food being grown and being cooked. Also looking after plants gives them a more green attitude to life.
Drop That Egg
As they become more inquisitive about their surroundings, teach them about manipulating the things in their environment. The homeschool student will know about some things being tough and hardy, while others are more fragile. Give them an egg and ask them to find a way to drop the egg from a certain height without it being damaged.
It may be a good idea to take this experiment outdoors if you don’t want to clean up too many broken eggs. Also have at least a carton of eggs for them to experiment with. Let them make parachutes, protective covers, extra packaging and whatever else they think will get the job done.
Elephant Toothpaste
While the sedate growth of a plant may take a while to register, and the planning behind the egg drop may keep them mentally busy, sometimes it’s just fun to mix chemicals and get an instant reaction. This child friendly science experiment allows them to create elephant toothpaste.
Add 120 ml of 40-volume hydrogen peroxide to a 1-liter soda bottle. Add a bit of liquid dish wash and if you want any food color. Now place the bottle aside. In 4 tablespoons of warm water mix a small packet of dry yeast and stir it in to activate it. Pour the yeast mixture into the bottle and watch the elephant toothpaste form right out of the bottle.