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Homeschool Preschool Science

Wind Science Exploration Table

Welcome to the Hands-On Play Party! Each week my co-hosts and I will share our ideas for a fun, hands-on activity! This is also a linky party for any hands-on learning activities for kids of all ages! So be sure to check out all the great links shared at the end of this post! If you are a blogger I invite you to share any ideas you have for sensory play, early learning play, gross and fine motor skills play, and indoor/outdoor play that is presented in a hands-on way!

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We have started a new science unit this week and while most of our science activities are posted at the Saturday Science Blog Hop, this wind unit has so many activities I couldn’t possible post them only once a week! And well, preschool science is hands-on play too! 

preschool science unit Wind

This Wind Science Exploration Table is the introduction to our wind unit. After the fun of the littleBLAST Float-Sink kit we are back to following the Science is Simple book by Peggy Ashbrook. I am really enjoying how this books introduces science topics in a playful way for preschoolers and I highly recommend it as a preschool science curriculum. 

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During Caden’s nap I set up this table in our spare bedroom with lots of natural light! The goal of this activity is to explore how air and wind can move objects. I used feathers, cotton balls, and pompoms as “clouds” and a folded paper fan and a bubble blow gun as the “wind”.

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When Caden woke up from his nap, we explore different ways we could blow the “clouds”. Caden’s first thought was to blow the “clouds” with his own air. 

bubble blow gun

Next Caden tried to blow the “clouds” with a bubble blow gun. He had a lot of fun blowing all the “clouds” off the table. He wasn’t interested in trying the folded fan, so I demonstrated it for him so he could see how it would work. 

This is a great activity to introduce the concept of wind. It was so easy to set up, and actually kept Caden interested for a good 15-20 minutes, which is the perfect amount of time for a preschool science lesson. 

Looking for more Hands-On Play ideas? Link up and check out some great ideas below!

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From my co-hosts!

Simple Easter Egg Games from Little Bins for Little Hands

Homemade Playdough Gift Sets from Lemon Lime Adventures

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  1. Theres Just One Mommy says

    March 18, 2014 at 11:57 am

    So fun! We’ve done sinking and floating objects, but haven’t tried a lot with wind yet!

    Reply
  2. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    March 18, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    This is such a simple way to let children explore wind. I love how you set everything up and let him explore it in his own way!

    Reply
  3. Dayna @ Lemon Lime Adventures says

    March 18, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    I love this post. This is a fantastic hands on way to learn about cloud and movement. I love how simple this science activity is.

    Reply
  4. Ashley says

    March 24, 2014 at 1:43 pm

    Looks like lots of great learning fun! Thank you for linking up to the Thoughful Spot Weekly Blog Hop!

    Reply
  5. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says

    March 24, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    What a fantastic exploration table and so great for this time of the year.

    Thank you for linking up to Tuesday Tots last week and letting you know that I will be featuring this over on Rainy Day Mum as well as your Wind Sock Craft.

    Reply
    • Samantha says

      March 24, 2014 at 5:55 pm

      Thanks so much Cerys!

      Reply

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  1. What Can the Wind Do? | Stir The Wonder says:
    March 29, 2014 at 7:02 am

    […] are finally getting into our Wind Science Unit over here at the Saturday Science Blog Hop! I’ve been sharing our other wind themed posts […]

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  2. Preschool Wind Study Round Up | Stir The Wonder says:
    April 6, 2014 at 8:00 am

    […] We started this unit with a simple wind science exploration table. […]

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    December 5, 2018 at 2:37 pm

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