zigzag Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Need some ideas really for the exploring changes part of this. We are going to compare raw eggs and boiled eggs. Melt chocolate, melt ice and then freeze again, make jelly. Any other ideas would be welcomed. :1b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 what about an apple cut up - showing how it goes brown? cress seeds are great as grows so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueJ Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Cress like Blondie suggests - you could also do runner bean seeds in clear plastic cups/beer mugs as they are good for seeing growth and change. We compost all our rubbish and it is the children's job to turn it to use in a little veg. plot so they get to see the whole cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 A cress 'time line' is fun! :1b Plant a row in a tray each day........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueFinanceManager Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Many years ago I had 5 geranium plants and gave them all names, recorded the size to start with and took photos to have a starting point. We looked after one just normally We lavished care on one giving it regular baby bio to feed it up and put it in the prime spot of light and warmth We put one in a box so no light We didn't water one One we didn't water and put in a box but then took it out when it started to look really sad and revived it with water, baby bio and light This way we could talk about care what things needed to thrive be it plant, pet or humans etc and we recorded the changes etc. It was great except when a couple of parents expressed their sympathy to me as I must be sad because Frank had died.....Frank was the geranium that we didn't water and the children had left this key piece of info out and the parents though Frank was one of my relatives 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Oh sue I love that idea, I am so buying some Geraniums. Love the idea of giving them all names. Thanks for the inspiration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 We have recently made compost in 2 litre fizzy drink bottles. The children put in leaves, fruit peelings etc plus some soil and some compost 'starter' (from garden centre). They all took one home and we made one to keep at nursery. We have been watching it decay and compost over a few weeks now. We also did the cut up apple. We left it until it went mouldy. It was revolting but the children loved it! We did a carrot too. It went rubbery and bendy rather than mouldy. So lots to observe and explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 you could have had the dead bird that's been under the snow from us.....! :blink: found in the corner of the garden today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 you could have had the dead bird that's been under the snow from us.....! :blink: found in the corner of the garden today! I think that is just one little step too far, but thanks for the offer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Slices of bread in food bags. One covered in salt, one with nothing on but sealed, one with the bag open a bit, one with a piece of meat in it, one with cheese on. Which ones go green, produce mould etc. We had two pumpkins in October, after e'd played with them we put them in the garden to watch them rot down, they are both like deflated balloons now but we were able to see them slowly shrink and to see the insects feeding on them, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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