Preschool - 5th Grade Life Science Activities : Page 6

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

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.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

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

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

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

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

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

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Wreath ornaments decorate your Christmas tree and act as a fun sensory craft for preschoolers. Make wreath ornaments with your child this holiday season.

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

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

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

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

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

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

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

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

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

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

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

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

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

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

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.