Little Bang Discovery Club Online
Conduct experiments at home with your young scientist through Little Bang Discovery On Demand.
Over four fun-filled sessions, this hands-on program will allow children and their accompanying parents to combine everyday objects and experiences with genuine scientific enquiry methods.
Before starting, we recommend putting together your own Discovery Box, containing the listed or similar items, which you will use during each session to maximise enjoyment. There will also be a list of additional items specific to each session. Equipment lists and instructional videos are available below.
Putting together your own Discovery Box:
- 1× large box or bag to put everything in
- 1× ruler and/ or 1× tape measure
- 1× timer or mobile phone with a timer or a clock with a second hand
- 2× plastic cups
- 2× big rubber bands
- approx. 4m of string
- 1× chopstick or a big spoon
- 1× notebook or paper
- 1× pencil
- 1× magnet or fridge magnet
- 1× coat hanger, metal or child size
- 1× take away box or a lunch box sized container
Session 1 - Collecting and Classifying
Families are encouraged to have the following items (or similar) on hand to maximise their enjoyment of the on-line edition of the Little Bang Discovery Club.
- approx. 6 pairs of socks, hats, t-shirts
- approx. 10 small toys e.g. Matchbox cars, small animals, Duplo Lego bricks
Session 2 - Measuring and Recording
Families are encouraged to have the following items (or similar) on hand to maximise their enjoyment of the on-line edition of the Little Bang Discovery Club.
- Your Discovery Box
- Small items from around the house such as cutlery, toys, coins, pieces of fruit
To make a mobile:
- 7 pieces of string approx. 30 cm long;
- Coat hanger, chopsticks, pencils, pop sticks, and then 7 small toys or chenille stems
Session 3 - Experimenting
Families are encouraged to have the following items (or similar) on hand to maximise their enjoyment of the on-line edition of the Little Bang Discovery Club.
- Your Discovery Box
- To make an inclined slope: 1× tray or lid of a large box or piece of cardboard or a small whiteboard with one end resting on a box or something similar.
- Two or more small wheeled toys e.g. cars
Joys of Attraction
- Magnet or fridge magnet from Discovery Box
Musical Coat Hanger
- Metal coat hanger and 2 pieces of string approx 45 cm long. Pencil, pen or teaspoon
Sink and Salt
- 3 strips of Blu tack or plasticine, 3 cups with tap water, spoon, (newspaper, towel)
Sink and Float
- 1× hard-boiled egg or a grape, 1× plastic bowl, 1× spoon, 2× cups with tap water (can
use those in the Discovery Box) and ¼ cup salt (newspaper, towel)
Session 4 - Science Fair
Families are encouraged to have the following items (or similar) on hand to maximise their enjoyment of the on-line edition of the Little Bang Discovery Club.
- Your Discovery Box
Magnifying with a Glass of Water
- 1× Glass (made of glass) half-filled with water, newspaper or magazine picture
Kissing Balloons
- 2× inflated balloons and 2× 30 cm lengths of string
Raw or Boiled?
- 1× boiled and 1× raw egg (with the children not knowing which is which), bowl, cup with tap
water, spoon, (newspaper, towel)