Kindergarten and 1st Grade Science Activities : Page 4

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

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.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

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.

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

In this activity, your kid has your permission to get his socks nice and filthy. In fact, it's a necessity, because those socks are going to make a garden.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

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.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Help your child explore chromatography, which is the process of separating colors or pigments, and create a neat art project in the process!

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

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

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.