'We're not afraid of the Dark' PDF
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‘We’re not afraid of the Dark’ Jan Homden Consilium Education PART B The Dark All Around Us Glowing science for young children WONDERFUL EXPERIMENTS THAT HAVE THE WOW FACTOR! Magical Activities with the aid of a Black Light (Position the black light above the craft area) NOTE: ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED HERE ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON Backlights available to order from Amazon from £5.99 Click on the image to follow the link to Amazon UK American Dj 24" Black Light Fixture w/ LAMP Black-24BLB Click on the image to follow the link to Amazon.com Blacklight UV Tube and Fitting 18W Click on the image to follow the link to Amazon UK Escolite UV Flashlight Black Light, 51 LED 395 nM Ultraviolet Blacklight Click on the image to follow the link to Amazon.co TopEUR UV Flashlight Torch Blacklight 51 LED Standard Torches Click on the image to follow the link to Amazon UK for this and other options 1 | P a ge GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME Homemade slime recipe WASHABLE 1L PVA GLUE - Makes enough slime for 6- 8 children! EASY - Just add warm water to the traditional laundry starch and mix with the glue ADD COLOUR - Use food colouring, paint, glitter or even natural food colouring. PVA Glue 1L and Laundry Starch for Making Slime | Slime Making Kit for Kids | Washable Glue | EASY and FUN to make … Click on the image to follow the link to Amazon UK FUN Slime Making Kit for kids with FREE slime recipe EBook Non-Toxic, Non-Flammable, Water Based Paint (50ml / 1.7 fl. oz.) Glows ALL NIGHT after a single short charge (UV Flashlight is best!) Click on the image to follow the link Classikool Concentrated Neon Gel Colours [Pack of 7] Unique 30ml Colour Bottles Click on the image to follow the link 2 | P a ge SALT & ICE EXPERIMENT HAVE A LOOK AT THIS WEB-SITE FOR LOTS OF GREAT IDEAS - Growing A Jeweled Rose SET UP BY CRYSTAL UNDERWOOD A beautiful and fun way to explore Science & Art in the dark! Glowing Salt & Ice Experiment Materials List Ice Salt Homemade glowing water colours A pipette or similar Click on the image to follow the link. Very clear, easy instructions with images. GLOWING WATER – click on the image to follow the link This glowing rainbow water is great for arts, crafts, creating play recipes, and for sensory play. Glowing Magic Milk Experiment - from Allison Sonnier, founder of the blog, ‘Learn Play Imagine’. Click on the logo below to follow the link “Glowing science is too cool and fun for all ages. We love making magic milk, so I knew my boys would be thrilled to make dancing milk that glows!” Click on the image for a direct link to glowing magic milk experiment for recipe and directions. 3 | P a ge In the sand tray… GLOW IN THE DARK NEON RICE Click on the rice to follow the link growing a jewelled rose. You need to purchase Glow in the dark or fluorescent paint White Rice Zip lock bags Glow in the dark or fluorescent paint Water Instructions Place the desired amount of rice for each colour you want to make in a zip lock bag. Mix glowing paint with a little water to make it runny and easier to coat the rice. Add about a tablespoon of the glowing paint to start with to each bag of rice (add more if necessary) Seal the bag and then shake, knead, and mix until the rice is evenly coated. Spread the rice out to dry on a baking tray or similar container. FOR GLOW IN THE DARK PAINT OR FLUORESCENT PAINT – CLICK ON THE BOTTLES TO FOLLOW THE LINK Tips & Storage: ‘Store your rice in a jar or container between play times, and it can be used again and again! If you use fluorescent paint your rice will GLOW under a black light. If you use glow in the dark paint it will glow in the dark, but it will glow better with a black light.’ 4 | P a ge GLOWING OIL & ICE EXPERIMENT Click on the images to follow the link to growing a jewelled rose. Glowing Oil & Ice Materials List Baby oil or vegetable oil An ice cube tray Water Glow in the dark and/or fluorescent paint Optional: If using fluorescent paint you will need a black light Begin by making a tray of glowing ice. Use both glow in the dark and florescent paint to give a variety of colours. To make the ice - add a very small amount of the glowing paint of your choice to the bottom of an ice cube tray. Fill with hot water and mix well. Pop into the freezer and in 4-6 hours you will have amazing glowing ice. Add glow sticks to enhance the element of fun. Note: if you use glow in the dark paint to make your ice hold it up to a light source for a minute before play. 5 | P a ge GLOW STICK XYLOPHONE From Ashley Kagan, who is the founder and co-owner of the blog: PLAY AT HOME MOM LLC. Put glow sticks/bracelets in glasses of water (the thinner the glass the better this will work) and when you tap them an aura comes off in the dark! Click on the image below to follow the link You can purchase glow sticks and glow bracelets through Amazon – click on the images to follow the links Paint with Glowing Milk Paint - Suitable for Pre-School From Allison Sonnier, founder of the blog, Learn Play Imagine Click on the logo for a direct link You will need: Florescent liquid watercolours Condensed milk Paper Paintbrushes Black light Click on the above to follow the links to Amazon.com Use approximately a 50/50 ratio to mix the paint, using equal amounts of both the condensed milk and the fluorescent paint. FLORESCENT LIQUID POSTER PAINTS FROM AMAZON UK Note: fluorescent paint glows under a black light, it will not glow without one. 6 | P a ge Glowing Spider Webs Sensory Play – Suitable for Pre-School From Asia - founder of the blog You will need: Thin Rice Noodles Either Tonic Water with Quinine OR Our Edible Glow Water A Black light Click on the images for a direct link Glowing Oobleck/Goo – Suitable for Pre-school You will need: 16oz of cornflour/cornstarch 2 cups Tonic Water with Quinine Black light Mix the cornflour/cornstarch with tonic water until it's smooth. Either add more tonic water or cornflour until you get the desired consistency. Click on the images for a direct link 7 | P a ge Shadow Puppets But first – on a sunny day take the children outside to look at their own shadow. What is causing their shadow? How can they make their shadow move? Children from St Nicholas & St Laurence Church of England VA Primary School, Dorset, UK are looking at their shadows in the playground Click on the image to follow the link What Makes a Shadow? (Let's-Read- and-Find-Out Science 1) by Clyde Robert Bulla (Author), June Otani (Illustrator) ‘When you run, your shadow runs. But you can never catch it! What makes a shadow? Where does it come from? When the sun is shining, everything has its own shadow -- trees, houses, cars, even clouds and planes way up in the sky. You have a shadow, too.’ Click on the book covers to follow the link to Amazon Nighttime Nursery Rhymes (A Bedtime Shadow Book) Spiral-bound by Barbara Paulding (Author) Soothe little ones to sleep with this unique bedtime book! Simply shine the beam of a light (not included) through the page ''windows'' to cast pictures on the wall as you read with your child. It's a fun and comforting way to end the day and experience a book together. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: For best results, use this shadow book with a small, single-bulb light source. A small pen light, other single-LED light, or the light on the back of a smartphone is recommended. Ages 3 to 9. 8 | P a ge Show the children how to use their hands to make basic shadow puppets. Let them experiment in front of the whiteboard using the light from the projector. Click on the image above to follow the link to examples of animals that you can create. Children love to listen to other children and this short film is narrated by children. A good starting point to introduce your class to shadow puppets. The 3 Little Piggies - Shadow Puppets Film-making workshop Click on the images to watch the film This movie was made over 2 days in June 2013 at Ipswich Art School, England, UK as part of their Saturday Art Club for young people. The participants were all 7 to 9 years old and worked in groups. 9 | P a ge
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