Imagine your child’s excitement when they open up the mailbox each month to find a new, exciting hands-on Science experiment! Sneakin’ in Science experiments are safe and easy to do in your own home. Sneakin’ in Science offers science topics and experiments that kids love most such as volcanoes, dinosaurs and fossils, rockets, owl pellet dissection, growing bacteria, sand that stays dry in water and much more!!
You can choose from one month all the way up to a full year! With a Sneakin' in Science subscription here is what you can expect each month:
- All of the materials needed to conduct an awesome hands-on experiment more than once!
- An information sheet that includes simple and easy to follow directions along with a complete explanation of the Science behind the WOW!
- Ideas for other incredible experiments that use common household items and are related to the topic of the month.
- A Day in the Life.... Read about what its like to work as a scientist in the field. A different science related job is featured each month!
Science can be fun and tasty! Here is a recipe for ice cream that is as fun to make as it is to eat, and you probably already have the ingredients in your kitchen!
Here is what you’ll need:
1/2 cup Half and Half (or whole milk)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size plastic zipper bags
1 gallon size plastic zipper freezer bag
...Put the Half and half, vanilla and sugar into one of the quart size bags. Squeeze as much air as possible out of the bag. Next put the bag inside the other quart size bag (double bagging makes it less likely that the ice cream will be contaminated with the salt and ice). Put the quart bags into the gallon bag and add 4 cups of ice. Shake the gallon bag for about 10 minutes. You can add cocoa powder or other flavorings instead of vanilla. Enjoy your ice cream!
What’s happening? When salt comes into contact with ice, the freezing point of the ice is lowered. Water will normally freeze at 32 degrees F. Ice cream needs to be frozen to a temperature less than 32 degrees and the salt makes that possible. Try This: What happens if you add less salt, more salt or no salt?
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