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.
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90-Second Science: Quick and Easy Science Experiments
Watch these 90-second videos of easy science experiments you can do with your students, in and out of the classroom.
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7 Back-to-School Science Activities for Elementary Students
Explore these back-to-school science activities and experiments for the first day of science class.
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Actividades de ciencias de Grados 1-2 para el aprendizaje a distancia de verano: Alto en el cielo
Exploren una variedad de actividades de aprendizaje para alentar a su niño(a) a realizar exploraciones científicas de objetos en el cielo.
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Grades 1-2 Remote Learning Summer Science Activities: Up in the Sky
Explore a variety of scientific learning activities to engage your child in objects in the sky.
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Actividades de ciencias de grados 1-2 para el aprendizaje a distancia de verano: Conservación del medio ambiente
Exploren una variedad de actividades de ciencias para alentar a su niño(a) a relacionarse con la conservación del medio ambiente.
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Grades 1-2 Remote Learning Summer Science Activities: Conservation
Explore a variety of scientific learning activities to engage your child in environmental conservation.
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Actividades de ciencias de Grados 1-2 para el aprendizaje a distancia de verano: Los grandes espacios abiertos
Exploren una variedad de actividades de aprendizaje para alentar a su niño(a) a realizar exploraciones científicas en los grandes espacios abiertos.
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Grades 1-2 Remote Learning Summer Science Activities: Great Outdoors
Explore a variety of learning activities to engage your child in scientific exploration of the great outdoors.
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Forgotten Stories of the Oregon Trail: Capturing the Details
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.
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Garden in an Egg Carton: Science Activity for Grades K–5
Have students complete this activity, which can also be done from home, where they will plant seedlings and watch them grow.
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Shapebook Patterns: Science Evidence Notebooks for Elementary Students
Use these shapebook patterns as an engaging space for students to write their science observations and outstanding questions.
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