Preschool - 4th Grade Observations and Data Collection Resources

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

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

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!

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

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!

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:

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

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

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

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

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.

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!

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.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!