1st Grade Life Science Activities : Page 2

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

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

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

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

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

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!

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.