1st and 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 8

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Science fair project that demonstrates the effect of detergent pollution on fresh water birds' ability to stay afloat.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!