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

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

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

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

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

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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.