VanCleave's Science Fun

Your Guide to Science Projects, Fun Experiments, and Science Research

ABOUT THE SOUND PICTURE

With mouth wide open, vibrating air coming up the throat from the vocal chords leaving the open mouth and spreading in all directions. Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50+ best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years and now am creating this science website.   My scream was not staged. The picture was to be of two adult cats, which I was holding. A microsecond before the camera snapped, the two cats dug their claws into my skin as they prepared to leap out of my arms. A picture like this is great for making inferences. Kids could make "guesses" as to why I am screaming. They would be drawing on facts from the photo, such as I look like I am in pain or maybe I am just pretending.

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Investigating Cornstarch Slime

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Adding Information and Challenges to an Exploratory Slime Investigation The kids shown are having fun making slime by mixing together cornstarch and water. Sometimes you want kids to be surprised by the results of an experiment. But, usually, the best results is for kids to know what to do and what to expect. Videos can […]

Homeschool Science

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HomeSchool Educators! Interested in Playing and Finding Out About Science With Janice VanCleave? To:  HomeSchool Educators It’s no secret that homeschool educators find science  difficult to teach. Often science experiments consists of kids performing fun-entertaining experiments without any introduction to the science processes. This is not science! This is more like science play, which is […]

Spontaneous Science

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  Spontaneous? Spontaneous Science? Spontaneous: Arising from a momentary impulse. Spontaneous Science: Seizing opportune moments to play and have fun with science. Since science is a study of everything in the universe, science is happening around us 24/7. I am coining the term “spontaneous science” for any spur of the moment, wild, crazy, and creative […]

Frog Facts

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Does Frog Pee Cause Warts? Kids have been warned not to hold frogs because they will get warts if the frog pees on them. This is not true. Warts are caused by a virus that is not found in frog pee. Do Frogs Have Teeth? Yes, frogs have teeth, but they don’t use them to […]

Melting for Young Learners

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Science Investigation that Encourage Kids to Observe, Predict, and Experiment. Let’s Find Out About Melting The two states of matter that kids need to identify in this investigation are: Solid and Liquid. With help from your students, make a list of examples for each, such as: Solids–chocolate candy, ice, candles, etc..Liquids-water, soda, milk, etc… Explain […]

Science Games and Crafts

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Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, and I write science experiment books for kids and educators. I am developing a Free! Science Website for kids and educators. After seeing the lesson plans on “Search PlanIt,” I want to add science lessons for different grade levels. OH! I forgot to say that I want science lessons that […]

Color Vision

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  Color is Not a Physical Characteristic The picture shows me and my granddaughter sitting in a field of bluebonnets. The sky over head is a bright blue with a floating lazy cumulus cloud. But it is what is not seen that creates a totally different scene. A fraction of a second after the camera […]

Floating Paper Airplane

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A Project Idea About Airplanes Research: 1. Watch the video below, and then try the investigation yourself. 2. Find out how these terms relate to the floating airplane: Bernoulli’s Principal air pressure drag lift Project Ideas: I wonder…How does the shape of the airplane affect its ability to float in the air? I wonder…How does […]