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Life Science Activities & Experiments

Life science activities put children's world in front of them in a whole new way. Watch your kid understand plants, animals and their own body better with these enriching activities designed by life science educators. Each project uses household or classroom items to demonstrate a key concept in the study of life science in a way that kids will truly enjoy.

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Craft a Swan Plant Container
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Craft a Swan Plant Container
Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!
1st grade
Science
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.
3rd grade
Science
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Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises
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Hatch Your Own Praying Mantises
Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.
3rd grade
Science
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Egg Carton Garden
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Egg Carton Garden
Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.
1st grade
Science
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Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste
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Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste
Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.
3rd grade
Science
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Test Your Tongue: Are Strawberries Sweet or Sour?
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Test Your Tongue: Are Strawberries Sweet or Sour?
Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!
3rd grade
Science
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Make a Milk Carton Bird House
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Make a Milk Carton Bird House
Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.
1st grade
Science
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Plant Pets
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Plant Pets
Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.
2nd grade
Science
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Sourdough Science!
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Sourdough Science!
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
5th grade
Science
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Create a Fossil!
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Create a Fossil!
This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.
2nd grade
Science
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Make a Bendable Spinal Column Model
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Make a Bendable Spinal Column Model
Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.
4th grade
Science
Activity
How to Grow an Avocado Plant
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How to Grow an Avocado Plant
Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.
1st grade
Science
Activity
Explore Christmas Tree Science
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!
3rd grade
Science
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Nutritional Analysis
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Nutritional Analysis
Show your teen how to analyze the nutritional value of her favorite meals. She may be surprised to find out how healthy--or not--her favorite foods are!
High school
Science
Activity
Discover Christmas Smells and Memories
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Discover Christmas Smells and Memories
Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.
3rd grade
Science
Activity
Make Edible Amber Fossils
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!
2nd grade
Science
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Delicious Classification: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
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Delicious Classification: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.
4th grade
Science
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Create a Shoebox Habitat
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Create a Shoebox Habitat
Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.
1st grade
Science
Activity
Take Science Home with Decomposition
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!
3rd grade
Science
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Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World
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Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World
Here's an arts and crafts guide for your high-school teenager that'll help her create a naturalist drawing and painting.
High school
Science
Activity
Recycled Wire Hanger Bird Feeder
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Recycled Wire Hanger Bird Feeder
Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.
4th grade
Science
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Build a Toad Abode
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Build a Toad Abode
Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.
2nd grade
Science
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Bread Mold Experiment
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Bread Mold Experiment
This bread mold experiment will help your child learn about mold, and he'll develop important hypothesis-making and experiment-designing skills.
Middle school
Science
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Explore the Four Components of Blood
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Explore the Four Components of Blood
This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.
5th grade
Science
Activity
See Seeds Come to Life!
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See Seeds Come to Life!
Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!
2nd grade
Science
Activity

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