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
Make a Balloon Greenhouse
Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as he plants radish seeds and watches them grow.
Grow Your Own Crystals!
Here's a real-life science experiment you can do with your first grade earth scientist to "grow" crystals in your home! All it takes are some simple, everyday ingredients.
Electric Science: Make a Battery!
Try this chemistry experiment with your fourth grader and get some "shocking" results!
Make a Magnet Map
Kindergartners are fascinated by both magnets and maps. In this activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!
Play with Pipes!
This simple project turns hardware store leftovers into an imaginative, interactive toy. Plastic pipes and connectors are durable and endlessly re-workable. Keep some handy for a spontaneous exercise in spatial awareness and manual dexterity anytime!
Siphon Water With Suction and Gravity!
When your child's world is filled with complicated digital gadgets, simple mechanics can seem downright magical. This amazing way of using first suction and then gravityâs work of pulling will fascinate your child as she tries to figure out how siphoning works.
Make a Hovercraft!
Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft. A hovercraft is a vehicle that travels on a layer of compressed air just above any kind of land or water surface.
"Stained Glass" Leaf Window Art
First-graders spend a lot of time learning to identify, group, and categorize natural phenomena all around them. In this activity, help your first grader investigate and categorize leaves while you create a beautiful and classic window decoration together.
How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
It's hard to understand how birds' hollow bones can be strong enough to support their muscles. In this science experiment, you and your child will test how strong a hollow structure can be. The answer may surprise you!
Go Sight Word "Island Hopping"!
All you need is chalk and some pavement to set up this silly, fun, and practical game that reinforces those all-important first grade sight words.
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