Life Science Activities : Page 3

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

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

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.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

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.

This project examines who can jump higher, boys or girls, younger people or older, and how these two factors, gender and age, interact with one another.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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!

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!

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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!

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.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

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!

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

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.

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

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

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.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.