Science Activities and Games
Science activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy science activities to more advanced science experiments, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search by grade.
A Dinner Table Study Game
Here's a quick, engaging and fun game you can play around the dinner table to review several different school subjects.
Grow Grass...and a Pet
Give your child a chance to helm her very own experiment with a few simple supplies that will show her how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet.
Make Ice Cream in a Baggie!
Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails lowering the freezing point to chill another substance - in this case, ice cream!
Electro-Scope It Out!
An electroscope is a simple device that measures static electricity, or the freely flowing electrical charges of the atmosphere. Static electricity is caused by friction, or something rubbing against something else.
Make a Temperature Tracker
By developing graphing skills and interpreting data, students are exercising key analytical skills. Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen these skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!
Guess My Rock!
There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.
Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
Want to give your child a peek into the science behind a tree's changing leaves? With this hands-on activity, you'll show how those colors stay hidden in the leaf all year long!
Make a Hummingbird Feeder
With a clear dishwashing-liquid bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!
Keep a Horizon Calendar
Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week for as long as you can to come up with your own calendar.
Make a Pinhole Projector!
Make a pinhole projector and see why images cast on your retina are upside down!
