Preschool - 5th Grade Life Science Activities

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

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

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

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

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

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

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.