Life Science Activities : Page 4

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Compare the whitening abilities of four different brands of whitening toothpaste to see which one whitens the fastest and which one whitens the most.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

This baseball science fair project explores the concept of an object's center of percussion to determine if the "sweet spot" has a scientific basis.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

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!

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

This science fair project idea identifies and understands adaptations in birds.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

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.

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.