Preschool - 1st Grade Physical Science Resources

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

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

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

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

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

How do mirrors work? What is light, and how does it travel? Explore light and reflection with your preschooler with these simple hands-on experiments.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

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

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

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

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

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!

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

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

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.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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!