Kindergarten Science
Kindergartners are naturally curious about the world around them! We are here to help you capitalize on their desire to explore, discover, and learn about the world around them! On this Kindergarten Science page we hope to help make planning fun and engaging science experiment for kindergarten EASY! Just scroll down to find the science activities for kindergarten, projects, kindergarten science worksheets, etc. that interests you. Then click on the picture to see the entire post with more pictures and instructions.
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Science Activities for Kindergarten
We have so many different cool science experiments for kindergartners we’ve incuded our most popular below to get you started. But we’ve also included an easy pictoral directory below so you can quickly find the science experiments for kindergartners at home you are looking for! Many of these science projects for kinders work with preschool, pre-k, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders too! So whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – we’ve got lots of fun science ideas for kids to make learning FUN!
Cool Science Experiments for Kindergarten
The purpose of Kindergarten science is to help kids start to explore the world around them as they begin to make observations and predictions. Children can do this with simple things like slime and volcano projects or more formal experiments looking at oxidation of apple slices. The important thing is that they begin to understand the scientific method including following a procedure, making a hypotheses, designing a test, recording data, and seeing what conclusions they can draw from the outcome.
Science Experiments for Kindergartners at Home
- cooking
- nature walks
- playing with magnets
- taking things apart and putting them back together
- observing pond water in jars with magnifying glasses
- planting seeds
- vising the zoo to observe animals
- learn to describe properties – color, shape, texture, size, and weight
- learn about recycling by watching you and helping
- experiment with ice to tell the difference between solids, liquids, and gases
Science Experiment for Kindergarten
Young learners like bright, fascinating projects that grab their attention. THe concept should be simple and not too involved. These projects alow you to do a simple project or demonstartion to help children understand a scientific principle or concept in a fun way!
Colorful Science Experiments
Kindergartners are fascinated by rainbows and colorful things. After you learn about the colors in a rainbow, you can explore these pretty, colorful projects.
Volcano Projects
Nothing wows a kid more than a fun, homemade volcano project! These volcano experiments are simple to try, but are a clever twist that will get kids eager to learn! Try making a ketchup volcano, ice cream volcano with elephant toothpaste concept, an amazing underwater volcano, or a snow volcano too.
Slime Recipes for Kids
Slime is certainly a popular kids activity. But it can be perfect for science classes with k4 and k5 too! First, the fascinating way the materials join together to make this fluid substance will amaze kids. Then let kids experiment to explore cause and effect and make observations and deductions. So much learning happens without any parental guidance as to how to play with slime to learn.
Life Cycles for Kids
Visit a local farm, zoo, pond, or butterfly garden to see animals in their natural habitats. Then take it a step further and use our free life cycle printables to discover how animals grow and develop. I highly suggest hatching butterflies, watching the amazing transformation from tadpole to frog, staring a worm farm, or hatching baby chicks too! These life cycles for kids worksheets and activities are incredible educational activities that will get kids excited about learning.
Seasonal Science
Many of our science activity ideas for kindergarten are themed by holiday or seasons so they can easily fit with your kindergarten theme plans! Here are some of our popular seasonal projects:
Kindergarten Science Worksheets
There are so many other things you can explore with kids such as the many types of insects, animal habitats, seasons of the year, famous scientists, constellations (star formatinos), simple machines, and more! We have hands-on science activities, science coloring pages, and science printables to make learning fun, simple, free, and no-prep too.
Dinosaur Activities
Young kids are so impressed with colossal dinosaurs! Help them explore more by reading to learn about the variety of dinosaurs and then use our free printable flash cards to creat their own pasta skeletons. You can make a simple dinosaur cast with playdough or learn a la Jurassic Park by pretending you are excavating insects in amber.
Kindergarten Science
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