The Curious Kid's Science Book encourages inquiry and testing in young children, rather than just repeating experiments.

Preschool is one of the best times for your kids to explore and learn all about preschool STEAM activities.

This is definitely a favorite activity! In this experiment, students watch the chemical change that happens when hydrogen peroxide, yeast, and dish soap react to make ELEPHANT'S TOOTHPASTE - SO much foam! This lab is so exciting and has major wow factor! In this version, students learn about physical and chemical changes with this fun reaction! The activity can be done as a teacher demonstration, or working in lab groups. After completing the activity, students read about physical and chemical changes and then complete two review worksheets to reinforce learning. In this activity, a solution of yeast is mixed with a solution of hydrogen peroxide, food coloring and dish soap. The substances react vigorously to release a gas which bubbles out quickly pushing foam out of the bottle resembling giant toothpaste. What's Included? Student Observations worksheet Short reading passage about physical and chemical changes 2 review worksheets identifying physical and chemical changes Teacher notes for running the activity and answer key NGSS STANDARD: 5-PS1-4 -Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

Teaching teenagers about nutrition and consumer skills can be difficult except when it involves pizza! Americans eat a frozen.pizzaton of pizza on a regular basis because it doesn't require much time or effort and because it’s fairly easy on the wallet as well. However, do students really know which frozen pizza is the best as far as taste and money is concerned, what’s inside their favorite frozen pizza, how it’s made or even how to make a frozen pizza healthier? This lesson and all of its parts can be done in their entirety or can be selected in parts….it’s up to you and how much time you want to devote to this lesson and activities.Read more →

The secret to the ultimate Yorkshire pudding is making the batter in advance: the result is Yorkshire pudding that rises tall, is tender and lightly chewy.

This is one of my favorite activities! It is so exciting and has major wow factor. The activity can be done as a teacher demonstration or working in lab groups. In this K-2 version, students practice the steps of the scientific method by changing one of the variables in the experiment, making a h...