Crayon Melts
What to do:
- Use pencil or crayon sharpeners to create crayon shavings. On a sunny day, ask children to place the shavings on a piece of dark construction paper (dark paper gets warmer in the sun than light paper). Place the paper in the sun for a while.
- Check the shavings in about ten minute intervals to see how the shavings are melting from the heat of the sun.
- Older children can make patterns or pictures with the shavings and see how it turns out after the shavings have melted.
Variation:
- The teacher can use a hair dryer to slowly melt the crayon shavings.
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Preschool-age (3-5 years),
School-age (6+ years),
Creativity,
Science and Nature,
Small Motor Skills,
Art,
Eye-Hand Coordination and Small Motor,
Outdoor Play,
Science and Nature
