Science We Can Do

It is Thanksgiving in the U.S. this Thursday, and in a month from now we'll be celebrating Christmas Eve. Between now and then, we have an opportunity to explore some 'interesting stuff'. Here's a question I found just waiting for us: What are some neat science experiments I can do with my 3 year old son? - ice + water and then ice+water +lots of salt for freezing point depression - Put yeast and sugar and water in a tube with a balloon over the top and watch it expand then make bread - boil red cabbage and use it as a PH indicator with vinegar or lemon juice and baking soda solution (base) - make oobleck from cornstarch  Oobleck: The Dr. Seuss Science Experiment - if you have old pipes/guttering build a track out of them and watch water flow (colour the water and watch how the colour changes as it mixes) That will keep us busy for a day or so...