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KindergartenScience & inquiry4 weekly packs · buy week by week

Little Lab Discoveries

Four weeks of noticing, guessing, testing and giggling.

Water tables, colour explosions, minibeast safaris and an inventor fair. This pack feeds curious minds with safe, low-cost investigations that build real inquiry skills.

QKLG summative assessment (printable)Transition to school portfolio (printable)

Ready-to-print resources

Everything you need to run this pack — print, laminate and go.

The program, week by week

Start with Week 1, then add the next weeks as you go — each one builds on the last, so learning keeps flowing.

1

Week 1 — Sink, Float & Splash

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$18.00 AUD
  • Float or sink predictions

    Guess, test and sort objects on the water table, then record results.

  • Boat building challenge

    Build a boat that carries the most counters without sinking.

  • Water wall engineering

    Direct cups and funnels so water travels the whole wall.

Outcomes

QKLGActive learningWellbeing
NQFQA1QA2
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Don't forget weeks 2, 3 & 4 — each week builds on the last.

2

Week 2 — Colours in Motion

$18.00 AUD
  • Colour mixing lab

    Drop primary colours into ice cubes and watch them blend.

  • Milk firework art

    Swirl food colouring on milk with a cotton-bud magic trick.

  • Rainbow walk

    Hunt colours around the service and build a giant colour ladder.

Outcomes

QKLGActive learningCommunicating
NQFQA1
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Don't forget weeks 3 & 4 — each week builds on the last.

3

Week 3 — Bug & Garden Safari

$18.00 AUD
  • Minibeast hunt

    Search, observe and record tiny creatures with magnifiers.

  • Worm hotel

    Layer soil and sand in a jar to watch worms at work.

  • Garden helpers

    Plant flowers that bees and butterflies love, then label them.

Outcomes

QKLGConnectednessActive learning
NQFQA1QA3
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Don't forget week 4 — each week builds on the last.

4

Week 4 — Young Inventor Fair

$18.00 AUD
  • Ramp & roll tracks

    Build ramps to race cars and compare how far they travel.

  • Magnet maze

    Design a maze and steer a paperclip through with a magnet.

  • Inventor fair open day

    Set up stations and teach families each investigation.

Outcomes

QKLGActive learningConnectedness
NQFQA1QA6
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What's included

  • Observation-led experiences you can extend
  • QKLG learning area mapping on every page
  • Low-cost materials lists
  • Inquiry question prompts for each week
  • Safety notes for every investigation
  • Take-home family science cards