35 Cool DIY Science Projects to Do With Your Kids

11 Importance of Sunscreen

11. Importance of Sunscreen: If your kids are like mine, they can’t stand it when you put sunscreen on them. I was so excited to find this activity from Sid the Science Kid to illustr (via I Can Teach My Child)

12 Celery Science Experiment

12. Celery Science Experiment: The celery science experiment is easy to do with basic kitchen materials, introduces kids to the scientific method, and teaches capillary action. (via Tinker Lab)

13 Making It Rain

13. Making It Rain: Due to Big Brother’s fascination (and fear) of various types of weather, I thought now would be a great time to start a new Weather Thematic Unit. We (via I Can Teach My Child)

14 Walking on Eggs

14. Walking on Eggs: Check out the Walking on Eggs experiment from Steve Spangler Science! Click to learn more and browse other experiments, projects, & hands-on fun! (via Steve Spangler Science)

15 Tornado in a Jar

15. Tornado in a Jar: kai saw this in one of his textbooks last week and immediately went into production mode when he got home from school. very simple and very impressive. a tornado in a jar. you will need: a jar, water and a small squeeze of dish soap, that’s it: now get ready to shake: needless to say this was the talk of the town! and there’s no wrong way to shake it really. side to side is my preferred method but the boys have come up with five different shakes that they favor. raid your recycling bin and give it a whirl! (via elliemoon)