Kindergarten - 4th Grade Observations and Data Collection Educational Resources

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.

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

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

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

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

Show your preschooler how to make a print of a butterfly using her hand as a tool--a great way to stimulate her sense of touch.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

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

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.