1st Grade Science Activities : Page 4

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

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

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

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

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

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.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Find out whether we can create motion in a dish and as a result, create a wonderful and colorful show.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

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

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

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.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.