Deer and Fawns

It's National Science Week in Australia and we are doing different experiments all week. The fawns love anything that colour changes so this magical experiment brought a lot of smiles!  Materials -Half a red cabbage - Glass jars, milk bottles or cups (your choice really, anything you can see through) - Stirring stick - Bi carb soda - Vinegar - Lemon juice - Cream of tartar - Water - Dish washing liquid - Pen and paper (for labels) Procedure - Boil cabbage (chopped) in a small-medium saucepan with water covering it until most of the colour has been extracted from the cabbage. Strain and move liquid to a large bowl or jar to cool. I kept ours sealed in a jar until we were ready to use it the next day. - Pour some of the purple water into a glass of your choice and try adding different ingredients and combinations to see the chemical reactions between the alkalising and acidic ingredients. (Colour combinations listed at the bottom) If your purple water...

An activity we did for the letter J, creating some delicious home made jam. Refined sugar free! Strawberry Jam Ingredients -4 cups of washed and cut strawberries -1/2 cup of honey (rice malt syrup, Maple or other alternative for vegan) -3 Tbsp of chia seeds -A squeeze of lemon juice Method -Put washed and cut strawberries into a saucepan, add honey and combine over a medium heat. -Once strawberries are tender, add a squeeze of lemon juice, pour mixture into blender, blitz smooth and return to saucepan. -On a low heat, add chia seeds and mix until thickens. -Once it’s thickened enough add hot jam to your hot sterilised jar. Put the lid on and leave to cool. Mixed berry Jam Ingredients  -2 cups strawberries, washed and cut -1 cup blackberries -2/3 cup raspberries -1 cup blueberries -4 tbsp chia seeds -Squeeze of lemon juice -1/2 cup honey (rice malt syrup, maple or alternative for vegan)  Method -Put berries into a saucepan, add honey and combine over a medium heat. -Once berrie...