Preschool - 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 9

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.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

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

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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.

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

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Make homemade lemonade in a baggie with your preschooler with this fun and easy recipe.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

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

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.