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.
Make a Density Layer Cake
What happens when you mix oil and water? Do different objects float in different liquids? Explore the answers to these questions and more in this colorful experiment, all within the walls of a recycled soda bottle!
Make a Super Squirter!
Don't waste your money buying a water squirter at a toy store. Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own with a soda pop bottle and balloon. Get ready to get soaked!
Learn Insect Anatomy With a Movable Mantis Puppet!
Insects are fascinating creatures, but they're awfully small and difficult to see, not to mention a little nerve-racking for some parents. This art-project-turned-anatomy-lesson will give your child a larger than life model for scientific scrutiny, right down to the movable legs!
Plants Suck: Observing Natural Capillary Action
How do flowers get water up from the ground or a vase and into their stems, leaves, and petals? Use food coloring to demystify this gravity-defying feat of nature, and watch as a white flower changes color before your eyes!
Make Water Flow Up With Capillary Action
Can water flow up? This simple experiment will teach your child about the different ways liquids can move. This may seem like complicated science, but it's just a matter of coffee filters and water!
How Do Mirrors Work?
When kids are young, they're fascinated by their own reflections, and it's no wonder mirrors are amazing tools! With a few household items, your child will experiment with the properties of light and play a fun and informative "making whole" picture game.
Halloween Chocolate Volcano Cupcakes
Cupcakes and science? What a treat! Invite your child to make chocolate cupcakes that resemble exploding volcanoes and watch his eyes light up!
Use Pumps to Move Water
Your child knows that when he brushes his teeth in the morning, he needs water from the bathroom sink, but does he know how the water gets there? Your child will defy gravity as he explores the forces that move the elixir of life.
Fossilize Your Footprints!
Paleontologists, best known for studying dinosaurs, investigate prehistoric life by digging up and looking at fossils, or remains (like imprints or skeletons) that have turned into rock.This fun-filled plaster cast activity is sure to leave an impression!
Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises!
No one knows better than kids do that nature is amazing. This Spring, thrill your child with the wonder and science of life as you guide her through creating a habitat in which she can hatch her very own praying mantises.
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