Preschool - 1st Grade Science Activities : Page 6

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

This science fair idea is a great way for kids to explore static electricity. Kids will give a comb a static charge and watch as it separates pepper from salt.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

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

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

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

In this art project, budding entomologists will create a larger than life, moveable puppet version of a praying mantis.

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

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Your preschooler can learn how to siphon water with just two bottles and a plastic tube in this fun, educational science activity.

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.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

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!

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Help your kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

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

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

Make a kindergarten "discovery table" that reinforces both science and writing skills. Here's how:

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

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