{"id":9457,"date":"2017-03-24T14:37:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T14:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiodyssey.org\/?p=9437"},"modified":"2020-04-14T13:48:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T20:48:01","slug":"at-home-science-activities-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiodyssey.org\/blog\/at-home-science-activities-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"At-home Science Activities for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For CuriOdyssey&#8217;s complete resource center for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/curiodyssey.org\/at-home-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">At-Home Science<\/a><\/strong> online science resources that includes online classes, experiment videos with CuriOdyssey educators, wildlife videos with CuriOdyssey&#8217;s keepers, live events, science kits, puzzles, books and more, please visit <em>CuriOdyssey At-Home Science <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/curiodyssey.org\/at-home-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CuriOdyssey camps and classes inspire the inner scientist in kids with S.T.E.A.M. activities facilitated by professional educators.\u00a0 But there are lots of quick and easy at-home art projects you can do with your child that teach science concepts.\u00a0 Here are a few we recommend for your young science enthusiast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paper Helicopter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Come fly with us! This simple paper helicopter takes only a few minutes to make. Cut, fold + see it spin!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FQPfCWvKZWA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9595\" src=\"https:\/\/curiodyssey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/paper-craft-helicopter-lw-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Paper_Helicopter\" width=\"467\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiodyssey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/paper-craft-helicopter-lw-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/curiodyssey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/paper-craft-helicopter-lw.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FQPfCWvKZWA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/FQPfCWvKZWA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make Ooblek!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is it a solid or a liquid or just a ton of fun to make and play with? Learn how to make your very own &#8220;ooblek&#8221; in a few quick steps!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Make Ooblek\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LyDUr0DN1es?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thaumatrope<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A thaumatrope is an easy-to-make toy that tricks the eye into merging multiple images into one moving image.\u00a0 It shows the persistence of visual impression and featured early in the history of animation as a widely used 19th century toy.\u00a0 Learn how to quickly make and use one now!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Make a Thaumatrope\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/07ex0vpZrJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaving Cream Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to make some wild and crazy shaving cream art?\u00a0 Here are quick steps to making one-of-a-kind works of art.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Make Shaving Cream Art\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3z4CcihSmCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For CuriOdyssey&#8217;s complete resource center for At-Home Science online science resources that includes online classes, experiment videos with CuriOdyssey educators, wildlife videos with CuriOdyssey&#8217;s keepers, live events, science kits, puzzles,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[54,86,87,88,32,89,90],"class_list":["post-9457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-experiment","tag-activities","tag-craft","tag-ooblek","tag-paper-helicopter","tag-science","tag-shaving-cream-art","tag-thaumatrope"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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