Thursday, August 7, 2025

Chemical Reactions - A Story and STEAM Event

This program was intended to introduce STEAM concepts through stories and exploration activity stations to families with children ages 3-8 years old.    

Intro song:  Hello Friends (sign language action song for the words hello, friends, math, fun, and time)

Hello friends,
Hello friends,
Hello friends,
It's time to say hello.

Hello science,
Hello science,
Hello science,
It's time to have some fun.  
 

 

Demonstration and Storytime:

 

·         Read the book Every Day, Chemistry by Julia Sooy, illustrated by Bonnie Pang  

·         Show the word card for chemical reaction and chemistry.  Talk about what these words mean.    

·         Demonstrate a baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction by making and setting off a chemical volcano in a jar. 

·         Instruct on how to use the stations. 



Stations: 

 


Station #1- Playdough

The children measured and mixed this two ingredient version of playdough as inspired by the recipe found at https://www.yummytoddlerfood.com/playdough-recipe/. 


Station #2 – Color changing lemonade

The children changed the color of a butterfly tea mixture by adding lemon juice from sliced lemons or baking soda; as seen at https://www.thesteamachine.org/projects/color-changing-lemonade. 

 


Station #3 – Lava Lamp

The children created chemical lava lamps with vegetable oil, water, and Alka-Seltzer tablets; as seen at https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/science-experiments-for-kids-water-density-temperature-us/. 

  

Station #4 – Art with lemon juice and watercolor paints

After painting a piece of paper with watercolor paints, the children then used a pipette to drop lemon juice onto the paper.  As seen at https://www.friendsartlab.com/lemon-and-watercolor-science/. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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