Kindergarten - 4th Grade Science Activities : Page 17

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.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Blend art and science in this hands-on activity that shows your kindergartener how primary colors combine to make secondary colors.

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

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

Learn how to be a bird scientist in this simple project of watching feathered friends in their habitat.

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Test out the pH levels of soil in your backyard versus soil in more wild environments to solve this science case.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!

It's not actually that hard to get energy from garbage! Kids learn how to make biogas in the form of methane with this cool and easy science fair project idea.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Help your kindergarten scientist predict and observe as she explores the science of smell...and have a great time doing it, too.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

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

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

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

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

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.