Elementary School Life Science Activities : Page 7

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

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

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.