1st - 5th Grade Life Science Activities : Page 4

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

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

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

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!

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

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

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.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

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

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.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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