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. Here's where you can find more in depth Science Fair Project Ideas & Topics
Sun Prints for Kids
There's no better time than summer to explore the effects of light and shadow. Help your child combine science and art with this experiment.
Make Homemade Ice Cream!
Enjoy a tasty summer treat without ever leaving your home! Use this activity to make homemade ice cream with your child. He'll get in some science practice, and you'll satisfy your sweet tooth!
Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment
What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.
Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!
Here's a great summer craft that will tide you and your child over between those longed-for trips to the beach. With some sand and some cornstarch, your child can bring the beach home and create a sand castle that won't wash away.
Build a Pinhole Camera
This project teaches how simple a camera can be, and how light forms an image on the film. It’s an inexpensive project, a great science experience to learn about optics, and a fun art activity, too!
Design a Great Glass Xylophone!
This amusing activity incorporates music into an educational science experiment! Your child will love learning about sound waves as he makes and plays sweet-sounding melodies on his very own glass xylophone.
Build a Pinecone Bird Feeder!
Here's a kindergarten science craft that brings birds to your yard - and a smile to your kindergartner's face.
Extract DNA from Spinach!
DNA is the genetic coding that determines that a human embryo will become a man, a bird embryo will become a robin, and so on. Show your child how a quick whirl of spinach in the blender will reveal this cobwebby "stuff" of life!
Rock Out with Tic-Tac-Toe
A fun twist on the classic game. Use chalk to create an outdoor tic-tac-toe board, and play using colorfully painted rocks in place of X's and O's.
Make a Homemade Lava Lamp!
They're mesmerizing, colorful, and make any room look retro. But lava lamps can also be a great way to teach your child about science.
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