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3rd - 5th Grade Life Science Activities
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
First Grade
Reading
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
Third Grade
Writing
In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.
Third Grade
Writing
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
Pre-K
Life Science
Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
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Make a Plastic Cup Monster!
Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!
Pre-K
Life Science
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How Old is That Tree?
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How Old is That Tree?
Third Grade
Measurement
Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!
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How Old is That Tree?
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How Old is That Tree?
Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!
Third Grade
Measurement
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
Fifth Grade
Life Science
With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!
Fifth Grade
Life Science
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Pre-K
Life Science
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Watch Your Garden Grow
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Watch Your Garden Grow
Kindergarten
Life Science
Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.
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Watch Your Garden Grow
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Watch Your Garden Grow
Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pre-K
Life Science
Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Mouth Bacteria?
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Mouth Bacteria?
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.
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Mouth Bacteria?
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Mouth Bacteria?
Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste
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Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste
Pre-K
Measurement
Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.
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Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste
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Indoor Gardening with Kitchen Waste
Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.
Pre-K
Measurement
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Salinity and Hatching Brine Shrimp Eggs
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Salinity and Hatching Brine Shrimp Eggs
Fifth Grade
Life Science
Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.
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Salinity and Hatching Brine Shrimp Eggs
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Salinity and Hatching Brine Shrimp Eggs
Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.
Fifth Grade
Life Science
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Delicious Classification: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
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Delicious Classification: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.
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Delicious Classification: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
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Delicious Classification: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Plants Form Water
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Plants Form Water
First Grade
Life Science
This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.
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Plants Form Water
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Plants Form Water
This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.
First Grade
Life Science
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Plant Habitats: Dandelions
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Plant Habitats: Dandelions
Fifth Grade
Life Science
In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.
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Plant Habitats: Dandelions
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Plant Habitats: Dandelions
In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.
Fifth Grade
Life Science
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Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Third Grade
Life Science
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
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Understanding Absorption
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Understanding Absorption
Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
Third Grade
Life Science
Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
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Osmotic Pressure Experiment
Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!
Third Grade
Life Science
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Make a Bendable Spinal Column Model
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Make a Bendable Spinal Column Model
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.
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Make a Bendable Spinal Column Model
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Make a Bendable Spinal Column Model
Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Make a Mind-Bending Illusion!
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Make a Mind-Bending Illusion!
Fourth Grade
Life Science
What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.
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Make a Mind-Bending Illusion!
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Make a Mind-Bending Illusion!
What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Cucumber Carving
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Cucumber Carving
Third Grade
Life Science
Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.
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Cucumber Carving
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Cucumber Carving
Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
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Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
Fifth Grade
Life Science
Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.
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Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
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Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.
Fifth Grade
Life Science
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Hammered Flower Prints
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Hammered Flower Prints
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!
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Hammered Flower Prints
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Hammered Flower Prints
Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Make Rose Petal Beads
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Make Rose Petal Beads
Third Grade
Life Science
Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!
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Make Rose Petal Beads
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Make Rose Petal Beads
Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!
Third Grade
Life Science
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
Third Grade
Life Science
Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
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Take Science Home with Decomposition
Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!
Third Grade
Life Science
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Lung Model
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Lung Model
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.
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Lung Model
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Lung Model
Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
Third Grade
Life Science
Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
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Scent Science and Cinnamon Rolls
Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Fruit Fly Life Cycle
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Fruit Fly Life Cycle
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.
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Fruit Fly Life Cycle
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Fruit Fly Life Cycle
Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
Third Grade
Life Science
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!
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
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Explore Christmas Tree Science
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!
Third Grade
Life Science
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How to Make the Perfect Shot in Basketball
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How to Make the Perfect Shot in Basketball
Fifth Grade
Life Science
This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.
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How to Make the Perfect Shot in Basketball
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How to Make the Perfect Shot in Basketball
This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.
Fifth Grade
Life Science
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