Preschool - 2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 6

Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.

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

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

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

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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!

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Help children understand the power of germs and the importance of hand washing with this visual activity that introduces the concept of scientific inquiry.

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

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

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

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

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

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!

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

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

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.