Eight easy experiments using kitchen basics — the kind that make a three-year-old gasp "again!" Each one is really about noticing, guessing and wondering.
You don't teach a preschooler science by explaining it — you spark it. Real early science is a simple loop: guess what will happen, try it, and talk about what you saw. Ask "what do you think will happen?" before you start, and "what did you notice?" after. That's genuine scientific thinking, and it grows curiosity, observation and a whole lot of new words along the way.
Keep the talk going — the questions matter more than getting a "right" answer.
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With wonder, not facts. Ask "what do you think will happen?" before, and "what did you notice?" after. That guess-try-observe loop is real scientific thinking.
Kitchen classics: sink or float, baking soda and vinegar, growing a bean in a cup, colour mixing, and shadow play.
It builds curiosity, observation and language, and teaches children it's fine to guess, be wrong, and try again.
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