Summer is a great time to not only play, but to learn and explore. Here are over 20 Summer Science Activities for Kids. They will be amazed and hardly realize they are learning at the same time.
40 Summer Science Activities for Kids
- Grow a Garden (Gardening with Kids)
- Take a Nature Hike
- Explore Different Habitats (beach, forest, mountain)
- Watch the Clouds
- Make a Weather chart
- Go Star Watching
- Observe animals in nature around you
- Start a nature journal
- Go to the Zoo
- Visit the local aquarium
- Head to a Science Museum
- Try out different Bubble Solutions (here is our favorite)
- Make a Pinwheel to learn about wind
- Build the perfect Sandcastle
- Study Shadows (here is how we did it)
- Visit a Local Farm
- Explore What Dissolves with Oil & Water Color
- Make Flubbe (recipe here)
- Start a Rock, Leaf, or Seashell Collection
- Skip a Rock
Make a Diorama like Dabbling Mama
Regrow Celery from Housing a Forest
Disappearing Colors Experiment from Gift of Curiosity
Pop Rock Volcano from Growing a Jeweled Rose
Polymer Science 101 from Left Brain Craft Brain
Make it Rain like Reading Confetti
Hatching Butterflies from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
4 Mini Kitchen Counter Science Trays from Little Bins for Little Hands
Inflate a Balloon through Science from Spell Out Loud
DIY Balloon Car from Cool Progeny
Pop Rock Science Experiment
Jump into Summer Science! from Planet Smartypants
How to dissolve an Egg Shell from Science Sparks
Make your own Solar Oven from Cabaneidees
Crystal Egg Geodes from Martha Stewart
Squirt Gun Science from No Time for Flashcards
Make a Lava Lamp from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Overnight Crystal Garden from Babble Dabble Do
DIY Magnetic Putty from Instructables
Make a Lemon Battery from Kids Activities Blog
Flower Experiment for Kids from Growing a Jeweled Rose
Make a Simple Machine from Kids Activities Blog
