These fun science activities for 1st and 2nd grade will get kids conducting experiments and labs, observing sunset patterns, exploring ways to reuse items instead of throwing them away, and much more. These resources include access to videos and downloadable activity sheets—plus, we've got some lessons in Spanish.
Have your kids explore real-world science with the following resources.
Watch these 90-Second Science videos of quick and easy science experiments for kids that you can do at home or in the classroom.
Explore these back-to-school science activities and experiments for the first day of science class.
Exploren una variedad de actividades de aprendizaje para alentar a su niño(a) a realizar exploraciones científicas de objetos en el cielo.
Explore a variety of scientific learning activities to engage your child in objects in the sky.
Exploren una variedad de actividades de ciencias para alentar a su niño(a) a relacionarse con la conservación del medio ambiente.
Explore a variety of scientific learning activities to engage your child in environmental conservation.
Exploren una variedad de actividades de aprendizaje para alentar a su niño(a) a realizar exploraciones científicas en los grandes espacios abiertos.
Explore a variety of scientific learning activities to engage your child in the great outdoors.
Students will learn how to describe objects in great detail, by reading about a woman pioneer who captured in writing the unfamiliar things she saw along the Oregon Trail.
Have students complete this activity, which can also be done from home, where they will plant seedlings and watch them grow.
Use these shapebook patterns as an engaging space for students to write their science observations and outstanding questions.
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