Science Experiments for Kids #hsreviews ScienceandMath.com Amazing Science! Volume 1

Recently through the TOS Homeschool Review Crew we received a copy of Amazing Science! Volume 1 DVD from ScienceandMath.com to try out and see whether it fit into our schedule or not.   The volume of 2 DVD’s contains 23 science experiments for kids.   At the time of this posting, the Amazing Science! Volume 1 can be purchased for $17.95.  They also offer a downloadable version of the Amazing Science! Volume 1 as well.  It is available for $14.99.  We received only the DVD physical copy of the product for review.  

My kids deemed it the best thing ever!  They love watching the Science movies.   The dvd is geared to grades 1-3 so approximately ages 6-10 depending on the age of your child.  I do have to add that all of my kids ages 3 through age 9 really enjoyed the dvd and the experiments.  So, the younger kids can use it too, but will need more adult help.  I liked to pair the older ones with a younger one.  It can be used with older ones as well I would think.

The DVD contains two discs each full of experiments.  There are 23 experiments in all.   The experiments are super easy to do and the DVD walks you through all the steps.   These are ideal science experiments for kids.  These are experiments they can do with minimal assistance from adults if they are in the recommended grade range.  

You might wonder how you do experiments when you’re watching them on a dvd.  Well, we watched the experiment on the dvd.  Then we discussed the experiment.  We talked about what they did and why it worked and if the experiment could have been done a different way and still worked.  And then we wrote down the instructions.  By this I mean we wrote down the steps to the experiment so that we could reproduce the experiment as well teach someone else how to do the experiment.  I think it’s important for the kids to know what they’re doing and why they’re doing it.  Then, once we have all that writing done, we do the experiment.  After we do the experiment we talk about the experiment some more.

These experiments are simple to do and most only require things you can get out of your cabinet with no prewarning.  My oldest daughter said her favorite experiment was the Lemon Battery experiment.  This one did require a few things that you might not have just lying around, but they are things you could easily get.  Because I watched a few experiments ahead I was able to have all the things we needed for it on hand and ready to go.  I do not always have lemons in my refrigerator so had to make sure to buy some.  In the experiment it takes two lemon batteries to run the calculator.  For our personal experiment it took four.  This could be due to various factors and we discussed those.  My kids decided that our lemons were smaller than the lemons in the dvd experiment and thus it took more lemons to reach the same results.  Pretty smart thinking I think!

I do think that my kids got the most excitement out of the first experiment though.  It was one that they could do totally on their own and without any special things.  It’s the magical color changing milk.  It was such a fun experiment and really easy to do.  My three year olds could do this one.  Put the soap on the q-tip and dip it in the milk.  Immediate color change.  I think little ones need to have at least one experiment that is fun and easy with immediate results.  

We whole heartedly encourage everyone to get this dvd.  Not just homeschoolers.  Have some kids grades 1-3 that need something to do in the summer?  This is great!  Let them do science experiments!  Let them still learn even if they’re not in school.  They can learn about magnetism, electricity, buoyancy, heat, temperature, air pressure, and so much more simply by watching a 5-10 minute video.  They can learn even more by actually recreating the experiment.  Make learning fun and be surprised at what your child can really do and accomplish.  They will be amazing you with the experiments they come up with on their own soon.

Not sure if this is for you?  You can head over to the website and check out some free samples of some of the experiments.  Obviously, you can’t watch all the videos, but there are a few that you can view to gauge if it’s right for you and your family.  

If you’d like to read more about the Amazing Science or other products from ScienceandMath.com make sure to check out the TOS Crew main blog post for links to more reviews.  Other members reviewed their Algebra and 5th Grade Math as well.   You can also find ScienceandMath.com on Facebook!

Thanks for reading and happy experimenting!