Preschool - 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 5

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Develop your child's green thumb with this easy planting activity. These plants are guaranteed to grow fast and are "brown-thumb" proofed!

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

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.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

In this fun activity, kids practice measurement and boost fine motor skills as they learn all about how fossils form and even make a few of their own!

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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.