Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 3

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

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!

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.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

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

After completing this fun science project, your child will have a better understanding of plants, and they may even develop a green thumb in the process!

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.

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

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.