{"id":8507,"date":"2020-05-02T08:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T12:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/?p=8507"},"modified":"2020-05-05T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:51:48","slug":"blues-clues-preschool-easy-science-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/blues-clues-preschool-easy-science-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Just like Blue and Josh, Use Your Mind to Do Some Experimenting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try these two easy preschool science experiments, as seen on Blue\u2019s Clues &amp; You!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With only a few household materials, you and your preschooler will be able to create a mesmerizing cyclone at the kitchen table. After that, conduct a floating and sinking experiment using fruits in your kitchen and a bowl of water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s start with making the cyclone in a bottle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cyclone_Materials.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3333\" height=\"4119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cyclone_Materials.png 3333w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cyclone_Materials-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cyclone_Materials-768x949.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cyclone_Materials-829x1024.png 829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3333px) 100vw, 3333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Empty Plastic Bottles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funnel (optional but very helpful)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tape<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glitter (optional but ups the fun!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Use the funnel or pitcher to fill one bottle halfway with water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Step1.gif\" alt=\"Blue's Clues &amp; You! Step 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Add a few pinches of glitter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter.png\" alt=\"Blue's Clues &amp; You! Glitter\" width=\"641\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter.png 4016w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-296x296.png 296w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-592x592.png 592w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-73x73.png 73w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Glitter-130x130.png 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Use duct tape to carefully secure the second bottle on top of the first. Make sure it\u2019s aligned.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8624\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Step2.gif\" alt=\"Blue's Clues &amp; You! Step 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Turn the bottles over so that the bottle with water is on top. Move the bottles in a circular motion to create a swirling motion to watch the storm form \u2014 that\u2019s the cyclone!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8623\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Step3.gif\" alt=\"Blue's Clues &amp; You! Science Experiments\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/step3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, try the Sink or Swim experiment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8634\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02.png 1080w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-296x296.png 296w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-592x592.png 592w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-73x73.png 73w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_02-130x130.png 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bowl<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avocado (or other fruits of your choice)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Fill the bowl with water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8633\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03.png 1080w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-296x296.png 296w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-592x592.png 592w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-73x73.png 73w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_03-130x130.png 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Drop the apple into the water and observe what happens. Do the same with the avocado.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8635\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06.png 1080w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-296x296.png 296w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-592x592.png 592w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-73x73.png 73w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_06-130x130.png 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Find other fruits and veggies to see what sinks and what swims! Try asking your kid for predictions as to what will float and what will sink!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8631\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08.png 1080w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-296x296.png 296w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-592x592.png 592w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-73x73.png 73w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/pwp-x-nickelodeonpar-qa-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Floating_Experiment_08-130x130.png 130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to tune in to catch a brand new science-themed episode of Blue&#8217;s Clues &amp; You!, Tuesday May 5th at 9\/8c, only on Nickelodeon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try these two easy preschool science experiments, as seen on Blue\u2019s Clues &amp; You!\u00a0 With only a few household materials, you and your preschooler will be able to create a mesmerizing cyclone at the kitchen table. After that, conduct a floating and sinking experiment using fruits in your kitchen and a bowl of water. &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":8619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[602,425,367,468,584],"tags":[583,587,512,586,33,585],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8507"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8647,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8507\/revisions\/8647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nickelodeonparents-q.mtvi.com\/\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}