Preschool - 3rd Grade Life Science Activities : Page 4

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!

In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

In the mood for a bit of silly science? Help your child create a truly one-of-a-kind planter out of a potato head!

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Give your child a chance to experiment with how things grow. And throw in something extra to up the fun factor even more...her very own grass pet!

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

In this kindergarten activity your child will create a map of your house and use a magnet to move pictures of your family through the house!

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:

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Invite your kindergarten marine biologist to practice in scientific identification and categorization while creating a lovely treasure box.

Satisfy your kindergartener's fascination of different sounds with this easy science project, where they'll use their ears instead of their eyes to identify sounds!

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Travel back to the Jurassic age with this creative dinosaur activity that would make a great addition to any wall or fridge.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Help your little one figure out the differences between the worlds of air, land and water, a huge step in understanding how our environment works.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!