Preschool - 5th Grade Physical Science Activities : Page 3

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Here's a science activity that lets a first grader use an empty dish detergent bottle to create his own fountain as he explores air pressure.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

This kindergarten science activity will help her explore the changing states of matter which transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Help your kindergarten scientist discover relative size, density, and buoyancy with this fun, pumpkin science project!

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

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

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!