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You will love these simple summer science experiments that help kids learn and explore with summer seashells! For this seashell activities all you need are a couple simple materials to try your hand at an EASY acid base experiment. Try this summer science with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. I just love using summer activity for kids that are fun and educational too!

You will love these simple summer science experiments that help kids learn and explore with summer seashells! For this seashell activities all you need are a couple simple materials to try your hand at an EASY acid base experiment. Try this summer science with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. I just love using summer activity for kids that are fun and educational too!

Seashell Activities

Summer is a great time to learn while playing and having fun! We love heading to the beach during the summer and the kids LOVE collecting seashells on our trip the to sandy shores. And although they are all pretty…. the many teasures they just had to bring home tend to loose their meaning once home. Does that happen in your house too? So we decided to try a fun seashell activity where we we try a beach theme project. IN our summer science we explored with an acid base experiment.  This quick-and-easy seashell science activity is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and up to learn about what makes up a seashell and more.

Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love this hands-on summer activity for kids!

This summer science experiment really couldn't be any easier! It is so simple, but a fun way for kids to learn.  All you need to try this seashell activities kindergarten are: jar or container vinegar to almost fill your jar seashells - various colors and sizes (NOT synthetic shells from the store ;)

Seashell Science Activities

This summer science experiment really couldn’t be any easier! It is so simple, but a fun way for kids to learn.  All you need to try this seashell activities kindergarten are:

  • mason jar or container
  • vinegar to almost fill your jar
  • seashells – various colors and sizes

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Summer Science Experiments

Put shells in a jar filled with distilled white vinegar almost to the top.

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Almost immediately bubbles will start coming to the surface.

Seashell Science Activities

Summer Science

The bubbles are actually carbon dioxide that is created with the chemical reaction between the vinegar (ACID) and the calcium carbonite that the seashells are naturally made of (BASE).

Summer Science Experiments

Acid Base Experiment

After 1 days the shells will have significantly dissolved and lost their color.

Summer Activity for Kids

If you empty out the vinegar and pour in fresh vinegar it will completely dissolve the shell within another 1-2 days. You just need to be patient as the acid does it’s job; it is after all a household material and not a harsh chemical. But it will get the job done.

You will love these simple summer science experiments that help kids learn and explore with summer seashells! For this seashell activities all you need are a couple simple materials to try your hand at an EASY acid base experiment. Try this summer science with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. I just love using summer activity for kids that are fun and educational too!

Summer Activity for Kids

Can your children name some other common acids you can find in your kitchen? How about lemon and lime for edible products. As far as chemicals ammonia and diluted soaps are also acids commonly found in households.

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Beach Theme

FREE 4th of July Playdough Mats - super cute summer themed grilling playdough activity to help toddler, preschool, and kindergarten age kids practice counting to 20 #kindergarten #playdoughmats #4thofjuly  number-bonds-to-10-fishing-craft free-sandcastle-math-craft

Summer Math

Bubble Word Families activity for kindergartners Lego BUild and Write creative writing prompts  FREE Surfboard Opposite Puzzles - these free printable summer themed opposites puzzles are such a fun way for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade kids. Perfect for summer learning, spring / fall literacy centers! SO CUTE! #opposites #kindergarten #literacy Free Seed letter find worksheets for kindergartners for spring or summer learning

Summer Printables

lemon volcano experiment for kids mentos and soda experiment How to Make a Newton's Cradle You will love these simple summer science experiments that help kids learn and explore with summer seashells! For this seashell activities all you need are a couple simple materials to try your hand at an EASY acid base experiment. Try this summer science with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd graders too. I just love using summer activity for kids that are fun and educational too!

Summer Fun

Looking for more outdoor activities for kids and things to do in the summer? Your toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and elementary age kids will love these fun ideas to keep them busy all summer long:

This plane will FLY! I was stunned that this pool noodle airplane craft flew as high and as far for as long as it did. If I was stunned, my kids were in complete awe! Try this plane craft with preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too. This pool noodle craft is perfect for lazy summer days as a summer craft for kids or as part of a transportation or plane theme! bubble snakes beach worksheets pasta art

Summer Activities for Kids

Leak-Proof-Bag color changing flowers Kids will go nuts over the fun-to-squeeze puffy texture of this watermelon slime! This puffy slime recipe is such a fun watermelon activity for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first graders to play with. Use this watermelon for kids idea along with your watermelon theme, The Watermelon Seed book, or watermelon day activities on August 3rd. sidewalk chalk paint

Fun Summer Activities for Kids

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