Science is one of those things best-taught hands-on so children can really get a grasp for what they are learning. Two great concepts to teach your child hands-on are Exploring force and friction.
Putting these together to create a day of fun and learning is a great way to keep the kids busy. This simple Science Experiment Exploring Friction is fun and creates are when you are done.
This simple Science Experiment Exploring Friction
This one was pretty easy and a great way for the older kids to get a “feel” for friction. As the ball slides you can feel it slip when covered in paint. All you need is:
- A box or a tray with sides
- Paper
- Paint
- Bouncy balls or marbles. Different sizes would be fun to try.
We decided to go with the primary colors so the kids could watch them mix and blend as the balls rolled back and forth. I taped the paper down to the tray on the underside to keep everything where I wanted it as the tray flopped every which way. That was a good choice on my part.
At one point the kids got a little carried away and bouncy balls went everywhere leaving children and the yard painted. The giggles involved were worth the mess and as you all know Baby Bear did not mind one bit. She had already covered herself in marker.
Exploring friction with kids.
This was a great chance to see how friction works first hand. Then I challenged them to find how friction affects them in other parts of life. They came up with some pretty good observations:
- Friction slows you down when going down a slide.
- Friction slows you down when you stop peddling on your bike.
- You can feel friction when your hands rub together.
Over the summer Mother Goose Time sent us 20 amazing fun science projects perfect for kids of all ages. That is one of the things I love about Mother Goose Time.
In the summer they send out stuff that works for the whole family easy so if you have older school age kids you can order extra for them to enjoy all summer long. This Exploring Friction art project was so much fun and the end result was pretty cool.
This looks like a fun way to teach friction! Thanks
This is such a great idea. Children always learn best when it’s fun, involving, and visual. I love it!
That would be fun! It looks like some fancy modern Art too. My son and I would love to do that stuff.
Yes, yes, yes! This is awesome. My boys LOVE to do STEM projects like this!!!
That looks like a lot of fun. I would love to do this with my girls. I know that they would just love it.
This looks like so much fun. My kids would love to do a project like this to explore what friction is all about.
This is a great way to explore friction. I will have to do this experiment with my kids this weekend.
What a great way to make science accessible and dare I say it FUN for kids! Great activity for a rainy day or a homeschool family!
This is a really great idea. Fun and educational for the kids. I need to do this with mine.
That marble art is really cool! I want to try that with my three kids.
This is such a great way to teach children. With a lot of kids being visual learners – this is defiantly a great way to help them learn.
So fun! I love that learning doesn’t stop when the school bell rings. Kids love to learn through hands-on experimentation and exploration.
This is so cool. My kids love doing science projects like this.
How much fun! We are homeschoolers and are going to try this. I’m always looking for fun ways to teach.
This is a great way to explore friction. I will have to do this experiment with my nieces!
The experiment resulted in a pretty piece of art too! I really like this kind of learning.
This is so fun, my kiddos would totally love this!
I love learning about fun kids activities that combine the arts with science. Your kids study of friction is just brilliant.
This is a cool way to get kids interested in the practical applications of science. Awesome.
Wow that is a nice piece of art!My nephews would have a ball with this and I would too watching them and chilling!