Exploring science in early childhood is a fantastic way to nurture curiosity and a love for learning in young children. The following article provides information on Benefits Of Exploring Science In Early Childhood, How To Get Started, How To Create A Science Rich Environment, Incorporating Science into Daily Activities, How To Integrate Science With Other Subjects, Examples Of Themes To Explore Science, Linking To The EYLF and more. 

Dancing corn is a fun sceince experiment to do with toddlers and preschoolers. Watch corn dance with a little kitchen chemistry.

Elephant toothpaste erupts a foam that children can create in this experiment that resembles toothpaste being squeezed from a tube.

Make a hard egg bounce by adding it to a cup of vinegar. This is a great STEAM experiment to try with children - make different colour "egg balls" and watch how vinegar dissolves the hard shell to create a bouncy egg. 

National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology and it is held from 12 - 20 August 2023.

In this STEAM project, children will be creating a lemon volcano. These lemon-smelling volcanoes create bubbly small eruptions which you can make in your learning environment with some easily available items in the kitchen. 

Mandala is an ancient art that originated in India and now is being used more in Tibet. They have of course gained popularity over a period of time and now they are being incorporated in various ways. So why not we also give it a try with our tiny tots. It’s a very complicated art form that involves a lot of intricacies but here we will be making it simple with objects collected in nature. 

Go nature hunting with children and let them search for various objects in nature.. Make them collect as much natural objects as they can. With their collection children will be making nature people with the items they have collected. Apart from this, they will be learning a lot about their own family and parts of their face.

For all those Frozen fans and those who love to simply experiment here’s an interesting activity to do. We will be making our ice grow here. Grow what, ice? How is that possible? Same was my reaction and believe me even after having done it in front of my eyes I couldn’t believe it. So basically, we will be teaching these little geniuses what crystallisation is all about through this experiment. And I bet kids are going to love this and you will have to repeat this too. So better have a crate of icy cool water and a large tub to collect all the overflows. Be ready to get that chill run down your spine!

These scientist posters can be used as a display that describe the qualities of a scientist and what scientists do. These can be used in the science area to support children's learning.