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.
Beanstalk in a Box
In fifth grade, students explore plant and animal adaptations. Here's a fun activity you can do at home to explore a plant adaptation called phototropism.
Craft the Frog Life Cycle
In kindergarten, students are learning the concept of a life cycle. Here’s a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.
Germ Science: Why Handwashing Matters
Kindergarteners usually believe that if their hands look clean, then they are clean. Use this very visual activity to help kids understand the power of germs while practicing the skill of scientific inquiry.
Create Pressed Leaf Cards
This pressed leaf card project puts science, writing and fun together for your second grade child.
Making Mold: A Science Experiment
Mold spores are everywhere just waiting for the right environment to grow and multiply in. But what is the best environment for them? This scientific experiment will help your child find out, while developing important hypothesis and experiment-building skills.
Cleaning Copper Pennies
Why are some pennies shiny and others dark and dull? Find out with this experiment, which transforms dark pennies to bright ones.
Make a Shell Craft Treasure Box
Explore the world of seashells with your kindergartener, and give him practice in scientific identification and categorization while he creates a cool treasure box.
Make Plasma Soup and Explore the Components of Blood
Blood is made up of four different parts, and each part is important and unique. This activity will introduce your child to each component of blood and give him a fun way to study the properties of blood.
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.
Make a Sundial
How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.
