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Free Science Activities for Kindergarten
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These fun science activities for kindergarten will get kids planting, observing weather patterns, composting, and much more. Plus, we’ve included videos and and activity sheets on a variety of science topics to round out kids’ learning. You’ll find lessons in Spanish, too.
Check out these free activities to get your kids engaged in real-world science exploration.
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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 Kindergarten 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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Kindergarten 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 kindergarten 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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Kindergarten 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 Kindergarten 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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Kindergarten Remote Learning Summer Science Activities: Great Outdoors
Explore a variety of kindergarten learning activities to engage your child in scientific exploration of the great outdoors.
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Overcoming Fear of Science with Our Favorite Kids' Podcast
Learn more about the "Two Whats?! and a Wow!" game show-style daily podcast from HMH authors, an effort to make remote learning engaging and fun.
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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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Interested in more advanced science activities and experiments? Check out all of our free activities for every grade and every subject.
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