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First Grade Science Activities and Experiments

Browse through our First Grade science activities & experiments. We have many First Grade science activities to keep your student learning on the fly, all year long. For more in depth science projects, take a look at the Science Fair Project Ideas section of the site.

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Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.
Make a Butterfly Habitat
First Grade
Nature Activities
What really happens when you sprinkle that watering can? Here's a classic first grade science experiment that shows how plants absorb water.
Celery Science Experiment
First Grade
Physical Science
Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.
Turn Salt Water into Drinking Water
First Grade
Physical Science
This first grade science experiment looks like a magic trick. Now you see it, now you don't! Read here to learn how.
Spinning Science: Disappearing Color!
First Grade
Physical Science
Feed your birds from kitchen leftovers and give your first grader some excellent scientific practice in identifying our feathered friends.
Give Birds a Feast with This Suet Feeder
First Grade
Life Science
First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.
Explore States of Matter with Dancing Raisins
First Grade
Physical Science
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.
Homemade Ice Cream Maker
First Grade
Physical Science
Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! He'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.
Go On a Paint Chip Picture Walk
First Grade
Nature Activities
Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.
Blanket Fort
First Grade
Physical Science
Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!
It's All Natural! A Materials Scavenger Hunt
First Grade
Earth & Space Science
Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.
Make Leaf Rubbing Gift Cards
First Grade
Life Science
Help your first grader investigate and categorize leaves while creating a beautiful, classic window decoration.
"Stained Glass" Leaf Window Art
First Grade
Life Science
Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.
Natural Easter Egg Dyes
First Grade
Life Science
This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.
Potato Maze: Make a Plant Obstacle Course!
First Grade
Life Science
Explore solids and liquids with your first grader by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!
Gluep: Solid or Liquid?
First Grade
Physical Science

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