Have you ever tried Pop Rocks? If you haven’t had them before, they are an awesome experience for everyone. I think every kid should try Pop Rocks at least once. What a cool experience, and we can turn it into a Pop Rocks science activity too. An educational sweet treat! Combine exploring the 5 senses with a simple pop rocks science activity complete with printable science journal page! We love simple science experiments.

5 SENSES POP ROCKS SCIENCE ACTIVITY

POP ROCKS SCIENCE ACTIVITY

I love to keep things simple and fun. I love science activities that are super easy and quick to set up. I also love science activities that allow kids to explore without too many guidelines! Over the last few years we have gathered together so many awesome science experiences for kids that YOU CAN DO easily at home or in a classroom. This pop rocks science activity is definitely one of them.

Now that my son is learning how to write and enjoying writing, we have started pairing our activities with science journal pages. You can download one below to go with this activity! Of course, you can also do this fun pop rocks science activity without having to write making it a perfect activity if you have multiple ages exploring together. Get the kids talking out loud about what is going on!

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EXPLORING THE 5 SENSES WITH POP ROCKS SCIENCE

What do you see?

What do you smell?

What do you hear? 

What do you feel?

What do you taste?

Science includes the senses in so many ways though not always in taste!

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SUPPLIES: Pop Rocks Science of the Senses

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Free Pop Rocks 5 Senses Printable

Cups

Magnifying Glass

Empty the pop rocks into cups and print out our pop rocks 5 senses sheet!

Encourage your kids to look, smell, listen, touch, and taste the pop rocks. They are in for a real surprise!

To extend the learning opportunity with this simple pop rocks science activity for older kids, use our free printable sheet to write down observations about the pop rocks for each of the 5 senses. This is a great opportunity to talk about the 5 senses and get to have your kids practice their observation skills.

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Apparently my son did not like the smell as he stated they smelled rotten! If your kids have trouble coming up with their own observations, ask some open ended questions to help point them in the right direction.

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