Kindergarten Science Activities : Page 2

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

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!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

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

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

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

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Use natural materials to try out a new kind of weaving. Your child will enjoy gathering their materials outside and then using them to create a piece of art!

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.