First Grade Science Activities
First grade is a year of firsts: your child's first full day of school, the first time she'll write a small story herself, and the first time she'll read a complete book cover to cover. We've got dozens of wacky reading and math activities, cool science experiments, and indoor and outdoor games to keep the learning fun.
How Much Does a Caterpillar Eat?
Caterpillars are usually a first grade favorite. This experiment gives your young scientist the opportunity to learn how much of a leaf a caterpillar can eat in one day. And in the process, it will teach her some important steps in the scientific method.
Flashlight Science: Transparent or Opaque?
Flashlight tag is a fun game that just about every child gets a kick out of. But why not play a flashlight game that will teach your child some science while he plays!
Make a Bedroom Planetarium!
With nothing more than an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper your child will have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium.
Make Ladybug Tightrope Racers
Here's a first grade science game that explores the effect of air currents on a lightweight ladybug racer and throws in some measurement practice as well.
Solids, Liquids, Maple Syrup!
Introduce your first grade scientist to the properties of liquids and solids. This fun experiment uses the sweetest thing on the breakfast table...maple syrup!
Grow Spring Grass!
Most of us start longing for the green season of spring when the days start getting shorter and cooler. This activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.
It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt
For literal-minded first graders, it's a stretch to understand that so much that we use day to day came from something in nature. Here's a way to make that connection - and encourage a young environmentalist, too.
Make a Coastal Crab!
This fun activity makes use of some simple "ingredients" to make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature. Get started with just a few pasta shells and some paint!
Make Meringue Science!
They're crisp. They're sweet. And they are even cool science! Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes.
Create a Coiling Snake
In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil. In the end, he will have a coiling critter to hang up and enjoy!
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