Preschool - 4th Grade Observations and Data Collection Activities : Page 2

Boost your preschooler's attention to detail by getting her to explore the differences between two different pumpkins: large and small.

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.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

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

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

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

This flexible activity for preschoolers features jellybeans, counting, coloring, and the five senses.

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.