Elementary School Life Science Activities

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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!

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

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.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

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

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.