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Fun at Home

Print out these ideas and visit www.play20.org to have fun learning at home.

Playing and learning doesn't stop after your visit to Eureka!

Try some of these fun activities at home and learn more about your world using ordinary things you can find all around the house. Be sure to ask a grown-up for help before you start. Remember to visit our Play 20 website where there are hundreds of great iplay deas for all kinds of places and situations.

Fun with vegetables.
Celery surprise: Find out how to have fun with vegetables.
Fun with sounds.
Musical instruments: Easy ways to have fun with sounds.
Surprise your friends with a plastic bottle fountain.
Surprise fountain:
Learn about pressure and gravity to surprise your friends with this surprisingly splashy bottle of water. Requires a plastic bottle, water and a pin.
Learn about twisted loops called möbius strips.
Go loopy:
How many shapes can you make with a paper loop? Learn about möbius strips using paper strips, scissors and tape.
Make your own lava lamp!
Lava lamp:
Find an adult and make a lava lamp using a plastic pop bottle, cooking oil, food colouring, and Alca Seltzer tablets.
Make a balloon scream!
Screaming balloon:
You'll need a hexagonal nut and a balloon pump to make these noisy balloons.
Learn about sounds with straws!
Straw investigation:
Use a drinking straw and scissors to make a noisemaker and learn more about sounds.
Match the skulls to the animals using information.
Animal teeth:
Be a scientific detective and match the skulls to the creatures and their descriptions.
Learn more about your teeth with this egg-citing egg-ercise.
The bouncing egg:
Find out what makes your teeth strong.
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