Life Science Activities : Page 3

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

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!

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

This baseball science fair project explores the concept of an object's center of percussion to determine if the "sweet spot" has a scientific basis.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Do this activity to help your kids see how seeds contain "baby" versions of big plant stems, roots, and leaves.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

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

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

The objective of this experiment is to evaluate whether funny advertisements are more or less effective than serious advertisements.

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.

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.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Compare the whitening abilities of four different brands of whitening toothpaste to see which one whitens the fastest and which one whitens the most.

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

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.