Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 10

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

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

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.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

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!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

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!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.