(Source: Science bob store)
But goodness, no! What seems fairly quick for me was an entirely a different experience for her. I had thought that she would be done once she got the secondary colours but Dumpling went on and on repeating the exercise and adding more of the colours where it later went on to become a colour saturation exercise. Lol.
Part 1: Colour tablets and test tubes
Understanding the concept of dissolving and we discussing about the release of bubbles when I asked her to observe what's happening (she asked about carbonated drinks at this stage too, specifically the dad's Coke! And what happens to all the gas which the dad takes in. 'Ahem... The gas has to exit somehow right', I replied.
HONEY, YOU READING THIS? :P)
X marks the spot - seeing how the 2 colours overlap to form a secondary colour without the actual mixing
Part 2: putting it into the colour "wells" where she also had a chance to work with using a pipette. This is when she started going a bit crazy as she likes to work on these like "an adult, a real scientist mama" :p
The secondary colours were done
Then she asked me about hues and so, I asked her to think about it and how she can try out and observed. She then experimented by dripping it slowly (good for fine motor skills and control) as she noted the change. Then she added a bit more and this went on for quite a good while...
'So what happens if I mix all the colours in', she asked. I told her to find out for herself... And she did. She produced a really dirty gray which was close to black :)
Not bad to keep the little one engaged for about 20-25 mins. :)
Till next week... Mama Sue signing off!
What fun! I love hands-on projects. Isn't it wonderful when kids go beyond what we expect? Kuddos to your girl.
ReplyDeleteShe might enjoy some of the science games at Learning Games for Kids.
Joyfully,
Jackie
Hey Jackie, thanks for popping by! Yes, it was certainly a wonderful moment watching her handle and discover things on her own. :) I will be popping over to Learning Games for Kids later! Thanks for sharing! :)
DeleteYou can tell from the pictures she really got into this - seeing youngsters, especially girls really getting into science just makes my heart sing - thanks for sharing! I'm gonna pin the kit :)
ReplyDeleteHey Erika, *wave again* :) Yes, Science is a discipline which is very close to my heart too. I love that it encourages the young ones to explore and investigate. :) We will have more Science posts coming up too!
DeleteLooks like a very fun kit! Dana's into Science now too and she was just asking me how to make a rainbow at home :P
ReplyDeleteHey Angie! I think Adora did a post on rainbow because I recall she had a food craft in it (I think it was popsicle or something.) You can try that out too! Alternatively, you can consider the Magic Schoolhouse Rainbow kit - we meddled around with that kit too :)
DeleteHi, this looks like a very interesting kit. I would thought the kit is for older children but I'm surprise Dumpling could manage it so well! This might make a good BD present :) May I know what's the shipping cost to SG?
ReplyDeleteHowever I find some of the Science Bob store products might be overprice. E.g. The solar project cost USD20+ compare to amazon at USD5+.
Anyway thanks for sharing such interesting product :)
Hi there CE Kwek,
DeleteThanks for the kind words. The colour dissolving and mixing were quite simple so except for a few spills, it went quite well. I think it can be attempted by 5YO kids for some of the experiments.
I got the kit locally - rode on a friend's order who is on a mailing list of a webstore. Please drop me an email and I will let you know?
This looks interesting! May I know where to get this kit locally? TIA.
ReplyDeleteHi, can you drop me a note at beanienus(at)gmail.com? :)
DeleteHey, I"m interested in the science kit too! Will be writing to you. Please watch out for the mail. Thanks!
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