Preschool - 1st Grade Science Activities : Page 11

Uh-oh! Is that a pill sitting on the counter or a piece of candy?

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

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

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

In this fun guessing game, your child uses his sense of smell and taste to figure out what is in the container. Here's how to play:

Aquariums are usually reserved for fish, but this aquarium will contain creatures from your child's imagination!

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

In this awesome science fair project idea, kids will be attempting to pick up different objects using snail slime.

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

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

This quick and simple preschool mirror activity will introduce your child to the science of reflection and light with a flashlight experiment and picture game.

Did you know magnifying glasses are magic? This hands-on activity has kids using magnifying glasses to engage with the world around them and look close to examine what they find.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Your preschooler wonât need a passport to go on this nature safari! All you need are paper, crayons and a nature trail or your back yard.

Teach your preschooler some physics that she can relate to with this fun and simple activity!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Learn how different types of soil affect how animal tracks form in this experiment!

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

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Have your little astronaut create her own crater-filled moon with this fun craft project that encourages learning about the final frontier.

Try this arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make bread from yeast dough to teach her about the science behind bread baking.

What's cooler than an explosion? Not much! This simple science experiment lets kids build their own pop rocket. So put on your safety goggles and let her rip.