ABC's of Science

Great deals on Kids Gifts with ZooBooks Magazine

National Geographic's Store has great gift ideas.

Custom Search

The Young Scientist Club

Science Resources
More science experiments (including Krampf Experiment of the Week).

Biology / Life Science: human body, plants, animals, fish, the rainforest and more.
Chemistry: matter, molecules, atoms, electrons, and the periodic table.
Earth Science: geology, earthquakes, volcanoes, weather, the atmosphere and rocks and minerals.
Space & Astronomy: space, the solar system, the planets, the sun and the stars
Physical Science / Physics: Astronomy, physics, color, electricity, energy, forces, light, magnets, motion, sound, light, color, and magnets
Engineering & Technology

Easy Science Experiment Projects with Steve Spangler Science
Quick and Easy Activities @ Reach Our Michigian (A-Z) for Pre-school through High School.

Books

There are various series of science books: Rookie Read-about Science Books and Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science (from Amazon.com).

More experiments (activities) can be found at: Themes.

A
Absorb - Put a sponge in water. Observe the water absorb into the sponge.
Astronomy - Look outside during the day, during the night. What do you see?
Air - Blow a feather across the floor. Put some water into a container and blow in it. Blow on your hand, or another body part. Blow a balloon up and play with it.
Does Air Take Space?

Air Pressure Experiment
Fill a sink (or container) of water (enough to cover the cup). Have the child(ren) predict if water will go in the cup or not. Push a clear plastic cup into the water. Take the cup out of the water. Did any water get into the cup? Was the cup heavy or light? After doing that several times, let the children experiment with the cup and let water enter into the cup. Was the cup with the water in it heavier or lighter than the cup with "just air" in it?

Air Pressure Experiments

B
Balance - Balance on one leg. Walk across the room and balance a bean bag, book, etc. on your head. (Physics: Energy)
Balloon - Blow a balloon up. Toss it. (between your legs, etc.)
Bean, Plant a
Below - Place an object below a table, box, etc. Above
Blow - Blow a feather across the floor or table.
Bones - Talk about different bones in your body.
Breeze - Feel the breeze on a windy day. (Earth Science)
Bubbles - Blow bubbles. See the colors in the bubbles and try to pop them with your nose, hands, elbow, etc.
Bubble Water - Place a juice or water container under water. Watch the bubbles rise above the water.

C
Carrot Grow a carrot by placing the end of a carrot in some a container filled with some water.
Cocoon - Make a butterfly come out of a cocoon craft.
Celery, Colorful
Clouds
Color
Condensation - Place tap water and ice cubes into a metal or glass container. Observe the condensation build up on the container. (Chemistry)

D
Defrost - Watch a frozen food defrost.
Degree - Look at a thermometer and see the temperature outside, water.
Density - What is the density of water? (Will objects float or sink?)

E
Egg
(1.) Test An Egg For Freshness (2.) Disappearing Egg Shell & Bouncing Egg (3.) Make an egg float. (4.) Spin an uncooked egg
See: Egg Science Experiements.
Estimate - Have the child guess how many ... are in a container.
Evaporation Put some water on a plate. Observe it throughout the day and watch it evaporate. Put some water on a chalkboard. Observe it disappear.
Expand - Blow a balloon up and let the children see it expand. See a sponge expand.

F
Feet
Float/Sink: Take different items that will float and sink. Have the children put them a container of water or in the sink. Have them see if each object will float or sink. If you want, you can have them write on a piece of paper what each item does.
Freeze water

G
Gelatin - Beakman's World
Goop
Gravity Drop an object. (For example, a feather, a piece of paper, a book, etc.) Observe it. Do more than one object at a time. Which one dropped first? Did they drop at the same time? ...

H
Hearing

Heart
Talk about the heart. Show where it is located on the body. Talk about why it is important to have, what you can do to keep it healthy (e.g. exercise, eat good foods, not smoke, etc.).

Heartbeat Activity
Take an empty paper towel roll (this will be a stethoscope). Place it against someone else's heart. Listen to the heart.
For a more detailed activity, go to: Activity: Bioscience - Health: Heartbeat.

Links
The Heart @ BillyBear4Kids Activity sheet
ASU: Human Heart Coloring Sheet
Healthy Heart

Heat - Feel how warm something is.

I
Ice
Math & Science:
Freeze water in ice cube containers. What does it make? (Ice)
Count the number of ice cubes you place into your glass.
Watch ice melt in a glass of warm water or juice

Freeze various sizes of ice cubes. Predict which ice cube will melt first, second, ... last. Place the ice cubes on the sidewalk and watch the ice melt.

Ice Cream

Ingredients - Make something to eat.
Insect Observe an insect.

J
Joint - Move your joints. Sing: Hinges and do the motions.

K
Kite - Make a kite and fly it.

L
Layer - Make something with layers (jello, pudding, etc.)
Leaf Go on a nature walk. Find some leaves. What do they look like? Do leaf rubbing.
Length - Measure various objects.
Life Cycle - Look at the life cycles of a butterfly, frog, etc.
Lift - Lift something. Is it light or heavy?
Light Look outside. Is it sunny, cloudy, rainy, ...?
Liquid - Make a food with liquid (milk, water) in it.
Liquid to Solid - Gryphon House

Note: The ultraviolet detecting beads may not be as bright as the above picture shows. They may be more of a pastel color.

Ultraviolet Science Experiment: Use these to test the UV blocking effectiveness of sunblock, sunglasses, windows, etc.

M
Magnets
Magnifly - Look in a magnifying glass to see different objects.
Measure - Measure something (food, foot, hand, rice, noodles, water, etc.) into another container. Measure different objects using a ruler (or anything).
Melt - Melt ice with cold/warm water. Melt chocolate, marshmallows and make something to eat.
Mirror Image - Write a letter or draw something. Look at it and see what it looks like.
Mix - Mix something together (water/oil, ingredients in a recipe, etc.)
Mouth - Eat something.
Move/Movement - Move different ways (with or without music).
Mud - Play with mud. Make something with mud.

N
Nature Walk
Nose

O
Over

P
Paper - Make paper.
Pattern - Make a pattern with noodles, etc.
Peak - Make meringue. Compare to the peaks on a mountain.
Pinwheel- Play with a pinwheel.
Plastic, Make Your Own
Potatoes (Soak Some Spuds) - sScience experiments at home
Pour - Pour water, rice, beans, etc. into another container.
Pressure, Air

Q
Quart - What do you think we are going to use with this (pitcher/blender container, measuring cup)? You're going to hypothesis (predict) how many cups are in one quart? Using a dry measuring cup, figure out the following question: How many cups are in a quart? Result: 4 cups

R
Rain
Rainbow and Rainbow Toast
Recipe - Make a recipe.
Reflect - Use a mirror, old CD to reflect off the sun. (DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN.)
Rock
    - Feel a rock. Is it smooth, rough, etc.
    - Drop a rock into water and see what it does.
    - Paint a rock.
Rough - Feel an object that is rough/bumpy.
Roll - Roll on the floor, down a hill. Make cookies, biscuits, and roll the dough.

S
Same
Seed
Seeing
Senses
Shell - Listen to a seashell.
Sink Observe objects sink in water.
Size - Is an object small, little, small, big, large?
Skeleton - Make a skeleton craft. Talk about the different bones.
Smelling
Smooth - Feel a smooth rock.
Soil - Plant a seed.
Solid, Liquid to - Gryphon House
Sort - Sort objects by colors, shape, size, etc.
Sound
Spread - Spread/cover something onto bread, etc.
Sprinkle - Sprinkle sugar onto cookies. Look at the rain and talk about.
Static - Rub a balloon on your hair., clothes, etc. Place it on the wall. Observe it stick.
Stars
Switch - Turn on and off a switch.
Symmetry - Look at an object in the mirror. Talk about they are the same on both side (they are symmetrical). Observe various objects. Is it symmetrical?

T
Tasting
Tear - Tear pieces of paper and do an art project.
Telescope
Temperature - Feel something warm/cold with your hand.
Texture - Feel different objects. Talk about how it feels.
Toes - Count your toes. Move your toes. Put your feet in water. Walk in mud, sand, etc.
Touching
Top - Place an object on top of a table, box, etc.
Turn - Turn in circles.
Twirl - Move quickly in circles.
Twist - Twist a twist tie. Twist your body.

U
Up - Jump up and down. Climb up stairs.

V
Vein - Look at the veins on your skin, those on a leaf, plants, etc.
Vibration - Talk into a fan and hear your voice vibrate. (Physics: Energy)
Volcano, Make a

W
Water - Measure water. Play in water.
Weight - Weigh yourself and/or various objects.
Wind - Feel the wind of the air, fan. (Physics: Energy)

X
Xylophone - Play a xylophone.

Y
Yeast - (Chemistry)
Allrecipes: Proofing Yeast (You can use a fork.)
Expanding Yeast - Beakman's World
-Make something with yeast in it. See the yeast grow.
Yo-Yo - Play with a yo-yo.
Yolk - Observe the yolk of an egg. Cook eggs and eat them.

Z
Zigzag - Walk in a zigzag line (Physics: Forces and Motion).