Materials
Glass of water
Salt
Egg
Instructions
1. Seat the children around the experiment table. Talk about where eggs come from and their uses.
2. Begin the experiment by choosing helpers. Ask one child to pour the water into the glass and another to pour the salt into the glass.
3. Before you drop the egg into the glass, encourage the children to predict what will happen. Tell them that if the egg sinks, it is stale; if it floats, it is fresh; and if it stands upright, it is old.
4. Compare the results with the predictions.
5. Older children could write the process in step format, for example: a. Pour water. b. Add salt. c. Drop in egg.More to doArt: Do this experiment during the Easter holiday, then decorate the eggs as an art project.Math: Chart the predictions and the status of the eggs. Show the children that what we think might happen and what actually happens are often two different things.
