Elementary School Life Science Activities : Page 5

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

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

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:

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

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!

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

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Here's a science and nature activity to help your kindergartener get outdoors and learn about the structure of leaves.

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Which do you prefer: real or artificial? Try this sweet little taste experiment to help your kids develop a better awareness of the food they consume.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

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.

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

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

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

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

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

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!

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

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

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.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!