1st and 2nd Grade Physical Science Activities : Page 2

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

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

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

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.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

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

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

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

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

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

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

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.