Science Archives - Buggy and Buddy https://buggyandbuddy.com/category/learning/science-learning/ Meaningful Activities for Learning & Creating Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:10:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://buggyandbuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-site-identity-32x32.png Science Archives - Buggy and Buddy https://buggyandbuddy.com/category/learning/science-learning/ 32 32 Rainbow Science: Creating Light Patterns with a CD https://buggyandbuddy.com/rainbow-science-create-light-patterns-with-a-cd/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/rainbow-science-create-light-patterns-with-a-cd/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:16:30 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=17888 We love rainbow science, and this STEAM / STEM light activity using a blank CD and paper is a really fun one. Not only will kids create rainbow reflections with the CD, but they’ll use paper to alter the patterns of the light. In the past we’ve used an old or blank CD and flashlight...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/rainbow-science-create-light-patterns-with-a-cd/feed/ 7 STEM for Kids: Egg Drop Project https://buggyandbuddy.com/stem-kids-egg-drop-project/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/stem-kids-egg-drop-project/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:37:34 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=18150 Have you tried the egg drop project yet? This was our 4th year in a row taking part this super fun STEM activity for kids. Check out how to do it with your children or students, and be sure to print out our two free printable recording sheets. The kids always look forward to the...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/stem-kids-egg-drop-project/feed/ 13 Chemical Reactions: Make a Penny Turn Green (with free printable) https://buggyandbuddy.com/science-for-kids-make-a-penny-turn-green/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/science-for-kids-make-a-penny-turn-green/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2025 05:42:48 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=5967 Chemical reactions are always surprising for kids to observe! In this science activity we’ll be turning a penny green (similar to what happens to The Statue of Liberty!) Chemical reactions are such a great way to pique a child’s curiosity. This experiment involving a chemical reaction is quite simple and always amazes kids! Materials for...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/science-for-kids-make-a-penny-turn-green/feed/ 36 How to Make a Rainstick Instrument https://buggyandbuddy.com/how-to-make-a-rainstick-instrument/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/how-to-make-a-rainstick-instrument/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:00:09 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=17890 Here’s how to make a rainstick using a cardboard tube and some crafting materials. The kids loved making this homemade instrument and using it to explore sound! It’s science, art and musical activity all in one. Homemade rainsticks make a great craft for kids and a fun science activity too. The kids love the creative freedom...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/homemade-spectroscope/feed/ 19 Exploring Colors with Baking Soda and Vinegar https://buggyandbuddy.com/exploring-colors-with-baking-soda-and-vinegar/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/exploring-colors-with-baking-soda-and-vinegar/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:06:04 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=17696 Combine art and science in this fun and easy activity for kids using baking soda and vinegar. It’s one of our favorite science experiments for preschool and kindergarten! I’ve done this art and science activity with all of my after school kindergarten classes, and it always seems to be the one they remember the most! It’s...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/exploring-colors-with-baking-soda-and-vinegar/feed/ 11 Halloween STEM Challenge: Pumpkin Patch Paper Plate Marble Maze https://buggyandbuddy.com/pumpkin-patch-paper-plate-marble-maze/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/pumpkin-patch-paper-plate-marble-maze/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2025 20:59:42 +0000 https://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=20751 Design a paper plate marble maze that looks just like a pumpkin patch in this Halloween STEM challenge for kids. Children will explore various physics concepts (like balance and gravity) as they create and design mazes and obstacles for marbles to travel through in their pumpkin patch paper plate marble mazes in this fun fall science...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/pumpkin-patch-paper-plate-marble-maze/feed/ 9 STEM Challenge for Kids: Build a Shelter from the Sun and Test it with UV-Sensitive Beads https://buggyandbuddy.com/sun-shelter/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/sun-shelter/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:32:40 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=18608 In this fun STEM activity for kids, children will design and build a structure to protect an animal craft (made from UV-senstive beads) from the sun. If the beaded animal changes color, students know the shelter did not work and have the opportunity to make improvements. This design challenge is a wonderful hands-on science and...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/free-printable-bird-book-for-birding-with-kids/feed/ 36 Science for Kids: How to Make a Kaleidoscope https://buggyandbuddy.com/science-for-kids-how-to-make-a-kaleidoscope/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/science-for-kids-how-to-make-a-kaleidoscope/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:20:57 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=17858 Learn how to make a kaleidoscope in this fun STEM/science activity and craft for kids. It’s such a fun way to explore light, reflections, and symmetry! Last week I made these super fun kaleidoscopes with my after school science class (which is composed of 1st and 2nd graders). They loved exploring how their own designs...

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