Water Filter Experiment

Make Your Own Water Filter Experiment: a great science activity for young children.

Complete Life Cycle of the butterfly

The life cycle of a butterfy from egg to caterpillar to butterfly - a video produced for the Chicago Nature Museum.



The Monarch butterfly begins life as an egg. It hatches as larvae, eats the eggshell and then the milkweed plants. The larvae becomes a colourful caterpillar. It then protect it's self with a hard case in the pupa stage. It emerges as an orange, black and white butterfly.

Monarch butterfly

Monarch butterfly

Because the unique life history of the monarch butterfly (danaus plexippus) includes remarkable migrations, it passes through and settles in some urban areas. The monarch butterfly has a wingspan that ranges from 8.9 – 10.2 cm (3½–4 in)

Steven D. Garber (1998). The Urban Naturalist

More information about butterflies:

• A Kids Picture Book About Butterflies with Photos and Fun Facts
• Learn About Butterflies And Enjoy Amazing Butterfly Pictures! (Kindle)
• Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors
• How to Raise Monarch Butterflies: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids Monarch Butterfly
• National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Butterflies

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Salt water exploration

An experiment about the properties of fresh and salt water 
Materials:
2 cups
water
salt
ice cubes
food colouring

Sea Urchins to create

Shirley shows us how to make these prickly sea creatures and teaches us a little bit about the real ones too.

Ocean in a bottle

Here’s a science project that is also a fun craft for young children when you add some ocean animals such as plastic fish or plastic sea-weed strips. Create your own ocean in a bottle with a few simple
ingredients.

Exploring Light, Shadow and Reflection

Brilliant scientific discovery of light