Preschool - 1st Grade Science Activities : Page 8

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

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

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

Your preschooler can learn how to siphon water with just two bottles and a plastic tube in this fun, educational science activity.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

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

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!

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

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.