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10 Fun Science Lessons Kids Can Do At Home

March 18 By Linda Kamp 2 Comments

Many teachers and parents are scrambling to find engaging activities for children to do at home as they quickly prepare distance learning activities. In this post, I’ve gathered 10 of my favorite science activities that can be used as at-home science lessons for kids. Whether you are planning for a school closure, illness, or a scheduled summer break this collection of high engagement science activities will keep students learning even while they are out of school.

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Most, if not all, of these activities use simple materials that you probably already have in your classroom or at home. Click on each picture to read the posts.

Properties of Matter Cracker Lab

Cracker Lab properties of matter activity

This edible Cracker Lab focused students on observing and describing the attributes and properties of matter using crackers!

Easy Seed Science Experiments

Easy seed science experiments and parts of a seed activities for kids

Germinating seeds gets even more educational as students dissect and label the parts of a seed and observe their seeds as they grow. These Easy Seed Science Experiments lend themselves well to incorporating math by measuring the seedlings as they grow.

Milk & Cookies and the Scientific Method

A simple and fun science experiment using milk and cookies to explore buoyancy. Find easy science activities for teaching the scientific method in a way that kids love! Read more about 2nd and 3rd grade science.

Milk &  Cookies and the Scientific Method is a fun way to investigate buoyancy and practice conducting a scientific experiment. Students investigate properties of cookies and test to see if they sink or float.

Cheese Powder Pollination

Fun pollination science activity for 2nd and 3rd grade students learning about butterfly life cycle.

An all-time favorite in my classroom, learn how to use mac and cheese powder to do a Pollination Simulation!

Changing Matter Lab: Ice Cream in a Bag

Ice cream in a bag changing matter science experiment

Who doesn’t love ice cream? This fun and frozen Ice Cream in a Bag Experiment is a great way to observe how matter changes when its temperature is changed.

Seed Dispersal: Make An Exploding Seed Pod

Seed dispersal activity- A fun science experiment and STEM challenge for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to learn about exploding seed pods while studying the plant life cycle. Students build a model of this plant adaptation and explore how seeds travel.

Another huge hit with my students is making exploding seed pods. Students plan, build, investigate and measure lengths in this STEM activity that explores seed dispersal.

Pop Rocks Science Experiment

Solid, liquid, gas: Pop rocks science experiment for kids

Remember the old Mentos and Diet Coke exploding experiment? This Pop Rocks Experiment doesn’t explode, and it isn’t quite as dramatic, but it’s a great way to have students combine a solid and liquid to form a gas.

Exploring Properties of Matter: Flexibility

Flexibility science experiment ideal for 2nd grade properties of matter learning activities.

A unique properties of matter experiment for students to explore flexibility.

Chlorophyll Paintings: Science Based Art Project

Painting with chlorophyll- A fun, science based art activity for kids while learning about photosynthesis and the life cycle of plants.

A science based art activity, Chlorophyll Paintings are a creative way to explore chlorophyll as students learn about parts, of a plant, the job of the leaves, and how plants make their own food through photosynthesis.

Arctic Animal Adaptations Blubber Experiment

Arctic Animal Adaptations Blubber Science Experiment for Kids

Students make a blubber glove to simulate and test how blubber keeps an arctic animal warm.

Exploring Photosynthesis

Plants science activity & experiment

In this outdoor plant needs investigation students explore how the shape of a leaf helps a plant get the right amount of sunlight it needs.

Making Models STEM Activity

Plants STEM Activities

Designing, building, and testing models is a key component of Next Generation Science Standards as students learn engineering practices in science. In this easy to do activity students design and build models of plant adaptations.

Get Free Science Activities Kids Can Do At Home

Try these engaging science lessons at home or in the classroom!  This FREE science mini-unit includes both printable + digital activities on Google Slides that make it easy to learn science no matter where you are!

Adding hands-on science activities to your homeschool, classroom, or distance learning plans keeps your student engaged and learning in fun and creative ways. I hope you have found some ideas you can use.  Please help another teacher make it easier to plan by sharing this post on your social media platforms.

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For more At-Home Learning Activities visit these posts:

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Butterfly life cycle activities and science experiments for kids with free printables your students will love!

 

Happy teaching at home or at school!

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    Comments

    1. Yvonne Hernandez says

      August 12 at 11:59 am

      Thank you for sharing these great activities. As an educator, it greatly appreciated.

      Reply
      • Linda says

        August 25 at 10:01 am

        You’re welcome, Yvonne!

        Reply

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