Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 8

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

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

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

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

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

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.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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!

This simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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.

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.