1st - 5th Grade Physical Science Educational Resources : Page 4

Did you know that an elevator is actually one of the six simple machines? Help your child understand how the pulley works.

Ever wonder what causes lightning to strike? Explore the physics of lightning with this striking physical science worksheet!

Our understanding of the atom has changed over the past few hundred years! Read about a few different theories on the structure of an atom.

Energy is a crucial part of physical science! All things on Earth have energy, whether it's potential or kinetic.

Introduce your flashlight to mirrors. Mirrors are cool surfaces that reflect light just as well as they reflect your face.

What is water energy? Also known as hydro power, water energy is one of our important renewable resources!

Experiment with renewable energy from the comfort of home by creating a pizza box solar oven!

Did you know that the screw is actually one of the six simple machines? This handy machine helps to make work easier!

Ever wonder about how to make the perfect paper airplane? Learn about the four forces that affect flight with paper airplane physics!

Did you know that light could bounce? Set up a light obstacle course with a few mirrors and watch light bounce around your room.

Rainbows look like swipes of brightly colored paint hanging in the sky. Have you ever wondered how they got there?

Lab mice have stolen information from these elements! Your fifth grader must set everything back in order using the provided periodic table of elements.

Here is a brief introduction to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch for kids!

Learn all about light refraction by simply placing your pencil in a glass of water. Warning: your pencil may not be quiet the same afterward.

Practice using the periodic table to calculate the number of neutrons in the atom of an element.

Without light sources, we wouldn't have any light. Can you imagine a world without any light sources?

Sometimes measuring liquids scientifically is tricky. Give your budding scientist some practice, by reading measurements on graduated cylinder illustrations.

Don't let school year learning slip away this summer: use this chemistry worksheet to practice identifying elements.

Teach your child how we measure temperature with these printable thermometers!

Kids flex their direction know-how on this worksheet that challenges them to give step-by-step directions to help Joyce find her way to the fair.

This worksheet features Mercury, the smallest planet in our Solar System, and also the planet that's closest to the Sun.

Learn some basic chemistry with this worksheet about the universal solvent: water. Find out why water is called the universal solvent.

Introduce your budding scientist to chemical reactions with this simple and fun science experiment!

Learn all about how to convert kilograms to pounds in this weight conversion worksheet.

How far away is the Red Planet from the sun? Find out with this great Solar System printable.

It's a paper parachute brigade! Learn how to build your own parachute, and learn how the parachute was invented over 500 years ago.