Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 6

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

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.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

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

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

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

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.