Preschool - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 6

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

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

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

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

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

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!