{"id":4393,"date":"2016-01-15T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/?p=4393"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:35","slug":"melting-hearts-a-preschool-science-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/melting-hearts-a-preschool-science-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Melting Hearts: A Preschool Science Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Explore the concept of ice with our Simple Melting Hearts Preschool Science Experiment. A perfect indoor activity to do in the run up to Valentine’s Day.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are delighted to be taking part in Teach Me Mommy’s<\/a> “Love to Learn” blog hop. A series full of fun hands on learning activities to enjoy with your kids around Valentine’s Day. Don’t miss the links to the other posts at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add a few drops of food colouring and a dash of glitter to a jug of water. Fill a mini heart shaped mould and pop it into the freezer until all of the hearts are completely frozen. <\/span><\/p>\n Because this is a preschool science activity, I kept the terms very simple and concise when I talked my preschooler through what we were going to do. <\/span><\/p>\n I popped the hearts out of the mould into the tray and explained to my daughter how the water mixture we had placed into our freezer had now become solid and turned into ice. Our job during this science experiment \u00a0was to try and turn the ice back into water by melting it.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 1 – Warm Water<\/strong><\/p>\n I picked up the water dropper and showed Bella how to suck up the water from the dish with it and then squeeze this over the ice, explaining that the heat of the water will help melt the ice hearts. <\/span><\/p>\n She then had a go with the water dropper and soon got the hang of it.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n She watched with fascination, as the hearts began to leak red water over the tray. But she then her smiled started to drop and she became frustrated as the hearts just weren\u2019t melting fast enough for her high preschool energy levels.<\/span><\/p>\n Step \u00a02 – Body Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n I had to quickly think how we could up the ante before her frustrations turned to real tears. <\/span><\/p>\n I picked up one of the hearts and closed my hand around it for a few seconds (it was very cold!). I explained that the warmth from my hand would help to speed up the melting process. She promptly joined me and picked up an ice heart of her own. <\/span><\/p>\n Bella enjoyed the feel of the cold, hard ice on her hands, but they still weren\u2019t melting fast enough for her.<\/span><\/p>\n Step 3 – Warm Water and Salt<\/strong><\/p>\n Our final attempt was to add salt to some warm water. Salt lowers the freezing point of ice, which helps to speed up the melting process.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The salt quickly eroded a hole into the centre of the ice, as Bella vigorously squirted and poured water over it.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n She carried on until all of the hearts had melted and happily splashed around in the water for a few minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Matching Stickers Lacing Cards<\/a>\u00a0by Teach me Mommy \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Explore the concept of ice with our Simple Melting Hearts Preschool Science Experiment. A perfect indoor activity to do in the run up to Valentine’s Day. We are delighted to be taking part in Teach Me Mommy’s “Love to Learn” blog hop. A series full of fun hands on learning activities to enjoy with your … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[206,261,209,347,264],"tags":[342,106,161,244,91],"yoast_head":"\nSupplies<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Ahead of the activity<\/span><\/h2>\n
Melting Ice Hearts Preschool Science Experiment<\/span><\/h2>\n
Love to Learn Series<\/h2>\n
\nValentine’s Day Cupcake Graphing<\/a>\u00a0by Life over C’s
\nHeart Number Bonds<\/a>\u00a0by Adventures of Adam
\nFine Motor Heart Garland<\/a>\u00a0by Powerful Mothering
\nMy Heart Beats for You Printable<\/a>\u00a0by Kelly’s Classroom
\nSticker Words<\/a>\u00a0by Rebecca Reid Homeschool
\nMelting Love Hearts<\/a>\u00a0by The Gingerbread House
\nValentine Alphabet Match<\/a>\u00a0by The Kindergarten Connection
\nValentine Playdough Mats<\/a>\u00a0by Kidz Activities
\nLines of Symmetry Loving Hearts<\/a>\u00a0by Peakle Pie<\/p>\n