Many families do not use a formal, science program with their elementary-age children. I have a family friend on a wait-list for a science Co-op; she is expecting her seventh child and doesn’t have the bandwidth to do experiments at home. However, even if you do not use a science program, such as the Young Explorers series you can still do science experiments! Plan Friday Fun Day! Create a week of science camp during your Christmas or Easter break. See if you can recruit a grandparent willing to help plan experiments.
Want loads and loads of ideas? Try the Exploratorium: Science Snacks and Special Snack Collections. Try Secret Bells,, Remote Control Roller, or Head Harp.
Years ago, the Exploratorium published three books. These three books can add a lot of science to your portfolio: Pringles Pinhole, Root-Copter! (pattern), and Bee Hummer are in the books. It can be difficult to locate all of the experiments online. Here are several of the experiments from The Science Explorer—which I think is the best of the three books. Yes, I use many, many of these experiments at Science Camp.
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