Second Grade Life Science Activities

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

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.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.