Little Scientists
Six units of wonder, one very kind fox to help.
Everything here uses things from the kitchen, the garden or the recycling box. Twenty-four numbered lessons, each one about fifteen minutes, for children aged four to seven.
The science steps
Write them in your notebook, one step at a time.
Copy the steps from the chalkboard, leave a big space under each one, then fill in your answers by hand.
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Question
What do I wonder? What do I want to find out?
Example: Do all things float?
- 2
Guess
What do I think will happen? This is called a prediction.
Example: I think the big stone will sink.
- 3
Equipment
What do I need? Keep it simple and safe.
Example: Bowl of water, ten small objects, towel.
- 4
Method
What will I do, step by step?
Example: Put each object in the water one at a time and watch.
- 5
Investigate
Do the experiment carefully. Ask a grown-up if anything is hot, sharp or tasted.
Example: Try every object. Talk about what you notice with your partner.
- 6
Observe
What really happened? Draw, count or write it down.
Example: The cork floated. The coin sank straight away.
- 7
Conclusion
What did I learn? What still makes me curious?
Example: Heavy small things can sink. Light big things can float.
Work with a partner or a little group of three or four. Discuss what you think will happen, then compare what you saw. Co-operating helps everyone think more clearly.
One page per experiment — date at the top, steps to copy, big spaces to fill in.
The chalkboards
Tap a board to open its four numbered lessons.
Unit 1
My Five Senses
Lesson 1
Eyes are for noticing
Do it: Find five things that are the same colour and line them up smallest to biggest.
Big idea: Scientists notice carefully before they explain.
observecoloursizeLesson 2
The mystery sound game
Do it: Close your eyes. A grown-up makes three sounds. Guess each one.
Big idea: Sound travels through the air to our ears.
soundlistenguessLesson 3
Touch box
Do it: Put a sponge, a stone and a leaf in a bag. Reach in and describe before you look.
Big idea: Words like rough, smooth and squishy describe materials.
roughsmoothmaterialLesson 4
Smell and taste safely
Do it: Sniff a lemon, then cinnamon. Draw which one you liked best.
Big idea: Smell and taste work together — always ask before tasting.
smelltastesafe
Calm first
Before you start, close your eyes and take three slow breaths. Notice one sound you had not heard before.
One kind thing
Describe something you noticed to someone who was not in the room, so they can see it too.
How do we know?
Do not take anyone's word for what your senses do. Test them: taste an apple and an onion while holding your nose, then let go. Your tongue changes its mind because smell was doing half the work.
Stuck on one of these? Ask Foxy below — it already knows which unit you are on.
Ask Foxy
Your science helper
Ask anything. Foxy gives hints first, then kind explanations.
Type a question below, or tap one of the ideas.
For grown-ups: the starter quiz is stored only on this device, never sent anywhere. Foxy is an AI helper — please sit nearby, and always supervise anything hot, sharp or tasted.