Preschool - 4th Grade Life Science Activities : Page 4

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

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!

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

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!

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!

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

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Help your child hunt and capture bugs to observe to practice important science skills and satisfy her curiosity simultaneously!

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

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

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!

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!

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

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.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

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

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

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

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