Life Science Activities : Page 2

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Build a bird feeder science craft that brings birds to your yard, and a smile to the whole family's face.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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

This project explores the interaction between air pressure and playing surface in determining a basketballâs bounce.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

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!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

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

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

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

Magnets may hold up papers on the fridge, but is it the paper that attracts them? Find out more with this kindergarten science investigation.

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

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

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.

Trick your eye with this easy-to-make animation flip book! It's a fun way to learn about persistence of vision and is creative enough to entertain anyone.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Give your science savvy kindergarten a lesson in plant science with this fun carnation experiment.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.