First Grade Science Activities
Browse through our first grade science activities. We have many 1st grade science activities to keep your first grader learning on the fly, all year long. From gardening to creating window constellations, you'll find our collection of first grade science activities below.
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'll have a coiling critter to hang up and enjoy!
Make a Shadow Clock!
Use your child's natural interest in shadows with this activity! Create a "shadow clock" to measure the time of day. It's a great way to help sharpen her science observation skills, and think about the concept of time!
Take a Shape Safari!
Forget a jeep in Africa. You can head out for a safari right in your own neighborhood. Instead of hunting lions and tigers, you'll troll for circles and triangles.
Explore Volume: Who's Got the Biggest Fist?
Challenge your child to see who in the family has the "biggest" fist. This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.
Play with Pulleys
Get a handle on basic mechanics with this simple household exercise.
Create a Clay Garden Relief Sculpture
This fun and engaging activity helps your child to explore new art processes and build her writing and vocabulary skills. It's a great way for her to spend some time outdoors during the warm summer months making art and gaining inspiration from the plants and flowers that she sees every day.
Water Pollution: Can You See It?
Is your water polluted? Help your kids find out by investigating the water around you, using coffee filters and a magnifying glass.
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.
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!
Label the Food Groups
Help build help your first grader's reading vocabulary and literacy while also boosting their nutritional knowledge with this easy and fun home science activity.
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