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Science Experiment: Anti-Gravity Ping Pong Ball
Breaking the Law of Gravity with a ping pong ball! If you take a bottle completely full of water and place a ping pong ball on top, you can turn the bottle upside down and the ball won’t fall and water won’t spill.
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Science Experiment: Magnets and Paper Clips
We continue exploring a magnetic field. Alex could not stop laughing every time he picked up bunch of paperclips in the air. This simple science experiment takes no time to set up but there is something very attractive to children about it.
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How to Draw a Face
Kids had a lot of fun drawing each other portraits on clear folders with whiteboard markers. They enjoyed both keeping a clear folder in front of their faces and doing actual tracing. By the end of the activity, we had three very...
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Science Experiment: Static Electricity
Isn't it a magic when you can move a pencil without touching it?! We are exploring the magical world of static electricity.
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Science Experiment with Water and Glove
We are taking a concept behind a syringe and upscaling it with this easy-to-make toy using a glove.
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Simple Music Science Experiment
When Alex played music this way no one could hear it but him. To change the sound he pulled the string a bit tighter or slid hand that was holding the string to change the length of it.
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Tape Activity for Preschoolers
I want to share with you this fun activity Max couldn't stop doing the other day. At first, it might not look like a challenge for a child, but it does take a lot of concentration. You would need a lot of tape, but it is great to explain...
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How to Make Natural Paint from Food
Is it possible to make natural paints from food ingredients at home and make no mess? Max has proven it is. However, he had some help from an inappropriately white apron, convenient Plenty Handy Towels and his inherent precision. We used...
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How to Grow a Bean Plant in a Jar
Here is a simple way to grow beans in a jar with kitchen paper towels. We love activities that involve growing plants. Results in those are usually noticeable only a few days later. So the process requires a lot of waiting and taking...
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Fun Drawing Activity for Toddlers
Here is a different way to draw with markers Max was very excited to try: How to draw multiple objects at the same time. When I was making this, it was a bit of a challenge to align all four markers so that they touch paper at the same...
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Science Experiment: Melting Ice Using Salt
Melting ice with salt and adding food colouring is a simple science project for kids of all ages. I added water in balloons and left them in freezer overnight. In the morning we started the experiment. Salt that was added to the ice,...
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How to Make Eggshell Spin on a Plate
How fun is this breakfast trick?! It's magically spinning eggshell on a plate! The secret ingredient is water. I have dipped eggshell in water, and now it rotates instead of just sliding every time we tilt the plate. If instead of making...
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How to Blow Out a Candle Behind a Bottle
Challenge of the week! Blow out a candle behind a bottle! It shouldn't be difficult because even so, the air cannot go through a bottle, it can curve all the way around and still blow out the candle. We have experimented with different...
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Art Challenge: Draw with your Feet
We are comparing how difficult it is for Alex to draw a picture of his brother using his hand versus his foot.
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Friction Experiment: Rice in a Bottle
We are exploring friction with this simple science experiment. Max put raw rice inside a bottle and taped it against the table, the rice settled, reducing air pockets between each grain. So much so that when Max pushed a wooden spoon...
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Exploring Velocity with a Marble Race
After I have introduced Max to velocity and density with this fun marble race, density became the subject of almost every conversation we have. At lunch, for example, we discussed the density of ingredients in the soup we were eating....
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DIY Cardboard Toy to Learn Fractions
Weekly our postman delivers loads of boxes to us, so I have to come up with creative ways to reuse all that cardboard. Here is a simple recycling idea! I use cardboard to make a simple fraction toy. What do you do with cardboard?
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Multiply Integers: Understanding the Rule and Proof
Do you need a quick refresher on how to multiply a positive integers to a negative integer?I will show you the rule for multiplying integers with different signs. In addition, I will walk you through 2 examples, giving you step-by-step...
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Long Division with Whole Number Single Digit Divisors
Do you need a quick refresher on how to divide whole numbers with single digit divisors? I will show you the steps that you need to follow when dividing any whole numbers. I will walk you through 2 examples, giving you step-by-step...
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Long Division with Whole Number Two-Digit Divisors
Do you need a quick refresher about math on how to divide whole numbers with two-digit divisors? I will show you the steps that you need to follow when dividing any whole numbers. I will walk you through 2 examples, giving you...
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Multiplying Fractions using Cancellation in 30 seconds
Do you need a quick refresher on multiplying fractions using cancellation? Then this video is for you!
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Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
Do you need a quick refresher on multiplying fractions with whole numbers? I will show you what you need to do to the whole numbers before you can multiply them to any fraction. I will walk you through 4 examples, giving you step-by-step...
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Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Regrouping/Borrowing
Do you need to learn how to subtract mixed numbers with regrouping or borrowing? In this video, I will show you how to subtract a pair of mixed numbers with fractions that require borrowing before you can subtract. I will show you the...
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What are Integers?
Do you need to learn about the definition of integers and their opposites? Whether you need a detailed explanation or just a quick refresher, this video is for you! This video will review and explain the definition of integers and their...