1st and 2nd Grade Activities : Page 2

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Get kids to celebrate Earth Day by designing their very own junk truck.

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

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!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This Earth Day, create an adorable litter bug while learning about the importance of recycling.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

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.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.