Elementary School Life Science Activities : Page 6

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

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

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.

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.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

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

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

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

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

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

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.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

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

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.