Preschool - 5th Grade Life Science Activities : Page 8

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

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.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.