1st and 2nd Grade Science Activities

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Use pepper and soap to discover some fun facts about the properties of water.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

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

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

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

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

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

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

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

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

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

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

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

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

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

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

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.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

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