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.
Go on a Sound Scavenger Hunt
In this activity, you'll send your child on a hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. This activity is a way to extend what your child is learning in kindergarten about the five senses, while having fun while you're at it!
Let's Go Ice Fishing!
Does your child enjoy pretending to fish? This activity is a fun way to combine “going fishing” with learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.
Create Crystal Ornaments
Watching the sugar crystals form is fascinating and fun for children. With this activity, your child can learn about how molecules join together and make a pretty decoration to hang around the house.
Experiment with an Outside Oven
In this activity, you child gets to be the chef while she learns about how heat changes food. On the next warm and sunny day, head outdoors to make a yummy treat in an outside oven with your child.
Make Four Season Trees!
Preschoolers love learning about the seasons and watching how trees change their leaves throughout the year. This activity provides a hands-on way for your child to illustrate how the trees look during each season of the year.
Make a Silly Weather Vane
Learning about the weather is an important kindergarten science concept. This silly activity gives it an artistic spin. Your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait at the same time. How? With a weather vane that looks like her!
Be a Season Detective!
Is your preschooler fascinated by the paint chips found at many hardware stores? This activity uses the paint chips to help your child learn about different shades of colors and how to find different colors in nature.
Early Science: Invisible Writing
Here’s a project that will inspire both spies and scientists alike. Your child will draw an invisible picture that appears as if by magic when exposed to heat!
Make Crazy Kitchen Bubbles!
Why do bubbles always come in the shape of a circle? This activity will help answer that question with a fun bubble-making experiment using kitchen utensils.
How Windy Is It? A Weather Science Experiment
How do we measure wind? For nearly two centuries, people have referred to a scale that was pioneered by a British admiral named Sir Francis Beaufort. Help your second grade scientist use the Beaufort scale to explore wind speed right around home.
