Preschool - 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 16

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Checkerboard play challenges students to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking.

Give some of your local ladybugs a warm place to stay for the winter by making a ladybug home with recycled materials.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

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!

The weather is a key kindergarten science concept. With this activity your child will learn about wind direction and create a self portrait, too!

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.

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

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

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

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.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Follow in the footsteps of movie character legends as you walk your little one through the steps of becoming a junior archaeologist.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

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

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Allow your first grader to get his artwork outdoors this summer by letting him create a garden art box for his arts and crafts supplies.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.

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