Early Childhood Science Activities : Page 8

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

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

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

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

Use dirt and different colors of craft sand to make unique layers in a clear plastic cup to represent the layers of the Earth.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

It's a rare kid who doesn't like a sandbox. Next time you're out digging, build in some earth science, too.

Kids conduct a simple science experiment to see if seeds can grow without soil in this simple kindergarten science activity.

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

If you find yourself with a pair of kids' rain boots too cute to toss and too worn to wear, try making this fun and easy planter.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

In this science project, young children observe, record, and create collections of colors in their world and increase their powers of observation.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.