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Exploring Colors Green Mixing, Absorbing, and Grading Shades {Saturday Science}

Exploring Colors: Green

Mixing, Absorbing and Grading Shades

Exploring Colors Green Saturday Science Activity

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Why Preschool Science?

Preschoolers are curious creatures. Science experiments, even very simple experiments fuel their curiosity for the world. Learning how to observe, talk about what they see and predict what might happen are amazing for growth in so many areas! Many experiments can also increase practical life and fine motor skills not to mention math, literacy, vocabulary and of course science! So many activities like this ice science experiment are easy to set up, engaging and don’t cost anything! Go ahead and try a preschool science experiment, you will all be amazed! For St Patrick’s Day this year we chose to explore colors and the color green!

Exploring Colors: Green!

Green Water Absorbing Science Experiment!

We filled 3 mason jars half full of water. He added 10, 5, and 1 drop(s) of green food coloring. Daddy gave us an old t-shirt and I cut strips for him to place in each jar. Then my favorite part, we talked about what we just did and what we thought would happen!

Green color play with water absorption activity

 

Here are the results of the green water absorption science experiment over a 12 hour period (left to right)!

green color exploring water absorption science activity results

 

Grading Shades of Green Science Activity

I love paint store color cards. They come in so handy and are wonderful for showing shades of colors and how to grade them! We worked together to collect green things from around the house. We also worked together to lay out the cards. This was more shades then he could do on his own, but our science projects are always about working together and talking about what we see! Then we matched toys to the shades. Also tricky, so we went with a more light, medium, and dark idea. It worked!

green color play science activity grading shades of green

 

Green Water Science Color Mixing Experiment

I thought we would just focus on the shades of green and mixing blue and yellow. I was hoping he would just have fun putting the two colors together to see what shades of green he could make. I also have color paddles and we talked about how some greens are more blue and some are more yellow!

green color play science activity mixing green water with eyedropper

 More fun green learning & sensory activities!

Simple Fine Motor Skills

St Patricks Fine Motor Play Activities

Simple Spring Green Colored Rice Sensory Bin

green colored rice sensory bin

 

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Time for Saturday Science Blog Hop

Checklist and Printables for Gardening with Kids  from Lemon Lime Adventures

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  1. Emma @ P is for Preschooler

    March 8, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    Loving all the green! So perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! That water absorption experiment looks really interesting too.

  2. Cassie

    March 8, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Great science projects! We just completed a science project using water, oil and food coloring, and my son keeps asking to repeat it (mostly he wants to make colors using the food coloring!) so I thanks for these new project ideas using similar materials.

  3. Dayna @ Lemon Lime Adventures

    March 8, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    I love this! I, too, love paint cards. We use them daily in our house for so many things. I think my guys would love this experiment. Thank you!

  4. Michelle

    March 10, 2014 at 3:00 am

    Love these color experiments. We actually just did an absorption experiment too. The girls had so much fun with it I will have to give yours a try. I just discovered this blog hop and I am loving all of the wonderful ideas.

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