1st Grade Science Activities : Page 5

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

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

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

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

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

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

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

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!

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Lead your first grader on a nature walk ... with a scavenger hunt-style twist! They'll try to capture photos that correspond to paint chip colors.

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.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!