Projects for K-6
Science experiments are an effective way of testing students’ acumen and retention in the subject of science. Children as young as Kindergartners to those in the sixth grade can learn an awful lot by doing their own science experiments. Here is a list of 25 links to fun and educational science experiments for children in K-6 that are available on the Internet.
- Science Experiments Elementary: Web page featuring dozens of science experiments for elementary school students.
- Activities for Elementary Students: List of links to science experiments for younger kids.
- Thinking Fountain: Bread: Instructions on science experiment for growing mold on bread.
- Ms. Lee’s Kindergarten Experiments with Science: Information and procedures of several science experiments done in Ms. Lee’s class.
- SCIENCE HOBBYIST: Simple instructions on how to make a beginner’s telescope.
- The Science Club: Web page that features links to several science experiments for the elementary school set.
- Science Bob: Website that presents elementary school teachers with ideas for science experiments.
- Cool Science for Curious Kids: Features some experiments that elementary school kids may find interesting.
- The Berkshire Museum: Details a lesson plan that teacher first and second graders about machines and toys.
- Helping Your Child Learn Science: Features many science experiments that kids can do at home and other places.
- Mad Science Experiments: Elementary school science experiments that are hands-on.
- Yucky Discovery: Site that contains experiments for elementary school students that are gross to say the least.
- Exploratorium: Science experiments for younger kids that revolve around snacks.
- Early Elementary Lessons: List of experiments for kids in elementary school to try their hand at.
- YES Mag’s Projects: Website that includes some experiments for easy experiments for kids to do at home.
- Science Experiments for Kids: Long list of links that bring visitors to other sites with elementary school science experiments.
- PEEP and the Big Wide World: Science experiments written by a teacher for younger children.
- Parents Connect: Science experiment that involves raisins.
- Dragonfly TV: A collection of science experiments for kids that are featured on PBS.
- Hunkin’s Experiments: More than 200 science experiments that elementary school students can try.
- Science Project Ideas for Kids: Webiste dedicated to science fair experiment ideas for kids.
- Fractures in cheese:Experiment for five- to seven-year-olds that teaches them about the concept of fractures.
- Planet Science: Web page of experiments for the 11-and-under set.
- Reeko’s Mad Scientist Lab: Website dedicated to fun and easy science experiments for children.
- Cartesian Raisins: Science experiment entailing the use of raisins and soda.
Projects for Middle and High School
When school children move on to the later grades typical of middle or high school, they should be exposed to science experiments that are accordingly more challenging. These experiments should still maintain the fun that makes students feel an interest in science, but they should be more ambitious. Here is a list of 25 links to science experiments for students in grades 7 to 12.
- All Science Fair Projects: Website a good many science fair ideas for high school students.
- Science Fair Projects: A good many experiments that kids in middle school and high school can use.
- Science Buddies: Science experiment about wind tunnels for students in grades 9 to 12.
- Science Nerd Depot: Experiment about moldy bread that is good for middle school students.
- Science Fair Projects & Experiments A-Z: Long list of science experiments for all grade levels including high school grades.
- Fun Science Experiments for Kids: Experiments for students up to eighth grade.
- California State Science Fair: Long list of links to websites that offer experiment ideas.
- The Virtual Science Fair Project of the Day: List of science fair experiments for kids in higher middle school grades.
- ODEC: Description of experiment for students in grades 10 to 12; experiment centers around fire, soil and CO2.
- AshleyD: Description of science experiment involving isolation tables.
- Science Project 2002: Details science project on exercise and blood pressure.
- Science Fairs: List of science fair ideas for those in grades 10 to 12.
- National Student Research Center: Long list of links to experiments for high school kids.
- Cool Science Projects: List of ideas for high school experiments for grades 9 to 12.
- Samples of Our Projects: Samples of science experiments that kids in grades 5 to 8 did at one middle school.
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Science Fair: Suggests several experiments for high school kids involving bugs.
- High School Science Fair Project Ideas: Experiments for high school students with complete instructions.
- Electronics for Kids: List of experiments primarily for kids in middle school
- Energy Quest: Science experiments for all grades, including for students in high school.
- Experiments in Electrochemistry: Several experiments for high school kids, dealing with electrochemistry.
- Activity: Earth Science: Experiment for students in grades 9 to 12 that deals with the Greenhouse Effect.
- Neuroscience for Kids: Experiments about neuroscience that are applicable to high school students up to the Twelfth Grade.
- Breads of the Harvest: Science experiment that deals with soybeans and the Mexican beetle.
- Science News for Kids: Collection of long list of science experiments, some with links to the actual experiments.
- Air Pressure: Experiment that deals with the air pressure inside of volcanoes.