Students randomly select a peanut from a bowl of peanuts and write as many distinguishing characteristics about it as they can. They then put the peanut back into bowl among the other peanuts from the group. Students use one another's written characteristics to see if they can find their fellow student's peanut. Using measuring skills This was fun. Layers of the Earth Boiled eggs have various layers.
Student teachers use boiled eggs to learn about the layers of the earth.
Primary Colors Using cups of cake frosting of the primary colors of red, yellow and blue, students mix the colored frosting to produce the secondary colors. Mystery Powders Children love mysteries. Mystery powders are especially interesting to them. This Chemistry activity invites students to mix various common household liquids and powders to see what happens. By using their observation skills and a worksheet, they are able to identify some common substances.