1st - 3rd Grade Life Science Activities : Page 3

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

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

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

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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.

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

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

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

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!

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

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!

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

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

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!

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

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

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

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.