Preschoolers are definitely not too young to learn about Science! Kids from age 3, 4, and 5 year old are naturally eager to learn and what better way than with these hands-on preschool science experiments! We have gathered more than 50+ preschool experiments perfect for your toddler, pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade students too! The hardest part is deciding whichpreschool science projects to try first! So gather these simple materials you probably already have on hand and start learning and exploring together with theseeasy preschool science experiments!
Preschool Science Experiments
Get ready to WOW your young learner with these fun, uniquepreschool science experiments. Thesepreschool experiments are fun for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and grade 1 students too. From learning about the senses, simple machines, chemical reactions like baking soda and vinegar experiments, exploding volcanoes, launching soda bottle rockets and more – thesepreschool science projects are sure to excite your learners! Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will want to try thesepreschool science activities.
Preschool experiments
Science for preschoolersinvolving humans and animals are great because children love learning about themselves, their bodies and also about animals.
- 5 Senses Unit includes not only free five senses printables, but clever activities to explore the human body for kids including their eyes, nose, touch, taste, smell.
- All About Me from Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Exploring 5 Senses from The Preschool Toolbox
- Ice sticks to skin from Capriplus 3
- See the butterfly life cycle up close and personal and then record your findings in this life cycle of a butterfly printable
- Jellyfish Bottle from Schooling a Monkey
- Diving Fish from Schooling a Monkey
- Free Printable Zoo Scavenger Hunts with lots of fun options for kids of all ages!
Preschool science projects
Sweets and food science activities are great fun AND you most likely have some of these “ingredients” in your pantry cupboard! THese are my kids favoritepreschool science ideas!
- Lollipop Dissolving Experiment from Fanstacic Fun and Leanring
- Colorful Candy Science Experiments with SKITTLES
- Floating Peeps Boats from Sixthbloom
- Try this Dancing Raisins Experiment to see baking soda and vinegar’s chemical reaction at work!
- Jelly Beans Senses Science Experiments are super simple to try and involve tasting yummy jelly beans
- Water Displacement Experiment with Candy is such an easy science experiment for preschoolers
- Fruits Sink or Float from KC Edventures
- Apple Drying from Adventure in a Box
- Watermelon Science from Natural Beach Living
- How to make a lava lamp the EASY way
- Easy Magic Milk Science Experiment
- Mentos & Diet Soda Experiment from Family Maven
- Christmas Baking Soda Experiment
- Gumdrops Ornaments Made with Christmas Science Experiment
- Oil and Water Christmas Science
- Dancing Candy Cane Science Experiment
- Crystal Egg Geode Experiment
Easy preschool science experiments
Include arts in yourprek science experiments to not only have a STEM activity but a STEAM one! Your creative kiddos will go crazy for these ideas!
- Capillary Action Experiment(so EASY & beautiful!!)
- Color Theory from Rainy Day Mum
- Color Fizz from Powerful Mothering
- Exploring Prisms from Buggy and Buddy
- Bubbling Chalk from Capri plus 3
- Coffee Filter Experiment from Sixthbloom
- Glitter Volcano Science Project is SO pretty and fun-to-make
- Dinosaur Skeleton Art from Pink Stripey Socks
- How to Grow Crystals Science Experiment for kids of all ages
- Baking Soda Art from Mossywood connections
- Floating Egg Simple Egg Science for Kids
- Fizzy Rainbow Science from Living Life and Learning
Preschool science activities
With these science experiments for preschoolers you can learn about plants and nature, the perfect opportunity to spend more time outdoors!
- Celery Science from Rainy Day Mum
- Flower Life Cycle Worksheets
- Tiny Seed Experiment from Engineering to SAHM
- Rock Exploration from Buggy to Buddy
- Grass Head Preschool Science
- Water Pollution from J4 Daniels Mom
- Bird Beaks from Pink Stripy Socks
- Rain cloud in a Jar from Homeschool Preschool
- Frozen Sea Stars from Modern Preschool
- Swirling Galaxy Science Project
- Germination Science from The Educators Spin on It
- Ladybug Science
- Wind Sock from Snotty Nosese
- What’s the Earth Made of is an easy layers of the earth playdough projects for kids
- Solar System Experiments for Kids makes learning about our solar system FUN and easy for kids of all ages
- Weather Unit with weather worksheets and simple weather science projects for kids
- Solar Eclipse from The Joy of Sharing
Then, a few classic science activities you just HAVE to show your children:
- SO COOL – Leak Proof Bag from Preschool Powol Packs
- Your kids will BEG to try this Rockets Science Project from Preschool
- Bottle Rockets from Steam Powered Family
- Clean-a-penny from The Wise Owl Factory
- Dancing Hearts Valentines Day Experiment
- Hatch Dinosaur Eggs from Steam Family
- Dinosaur Ice Excavation from Little BIns for Little Hands
- Pipe cleaner Magnetic play from Modern Preschool
- Snow Storm in a Jar Science Activity
- Apple Science Experiment Worksheets
- Balloon Experiments
- Snow Volcano Experiment
- Colorful OIl and water experiment that will amaze young children!
- Mega Blok Experiment from Happily Ever After Mom
- Exploding Snowman – Winter Science Experiment
- Melting Snowman – Winter Science Experiment
So many science ideas for preschoolers! Which activity will you try first?
Science for Kids
Looking for lots more fun, science experiments for kids? You’ve GOT to try some of these outrageously fun science experiments for kids! We have so many fun, creative and easy science experiments for elementary age children:
- 100 Amazing Food science experiments for kids – arranged by type of science
- Colorful Capillary action science experiment (also known as walking water)
- Amaze kids with these 12 Hands on Science experiments with batteries
- 24 Epic Solar system science projects to try this week
- Fun Water balloon science experiment that explores density
- 50 Fun Preschool science experiments the whole family will want to try
- Simple Galaxy science project
- Easy and Fun Dancing Raisins Experiment
- Learn about weather as you find how to make a weather vane
- Eye opening Eye science experiments
- Easy-to- make Air pressure science project
- Amazing POP rocks science experiment is one of our all-time favorite science experiments we like to do during the summer are
- Stunning Chromatography Flowers are so pretty you’ll forget it was as science project!
- How to Make a Lava Lamp – super easy and SO cool!
- 30 Simple machines science projects kids will want to try
- Easy, fascinating, and colorful project answering Why do Leaves Change Color Experiment
- Free Printable Animal Classifications for Kids Cootie Catchers
- 19 Edible science experiments – which delicious project will you try first?
- HUGE Free Solar System Unit (coloring pages, hands on science projects, worksheets, and more!)
- Pipe Cleaner Constellation Activity (As seen on Good Housekeeping!)
- Teach kids about conductivity with this fun squishy circuits projects
- Amazing, Heat Sensitive, Color Changing Slime
- Life Cycles for Kids (from penguin to sunflower and spider to turkey we have LOTS of life cycles to explore and learn about)
- EASY, Colorful Oil and Water Science Experiment
- Kids will be amazed as you change colors of white flowers with this Dying Flowers Science Experiment
- This super cool Lego Zipline is fun and simple to make
- Human Body Project
- Check out this super cool look INSIDE a Volcano Project
- Exploding Watermelon – science experiment that explores potential and kinetic energy with a big WOW moment!
- Memorable Life Size Skeletal system science project – includes free printable template
- Find LOTS more Easy Science Experiments for kids of all ages!
Preschool Worksheets
Looking for more fun and free pre k worksheets to make learning fun for early learners? Check out these resources:
- Frozen Preschool Worksheets
- Preschool Beach Theme Printables
- If you Give a Mouse a Cookie Worksheets
- HUGE Pack of Free Superhero Worksheets
- Rapunzel Worksheets Pack
- Free Weather Printables
- 100 Food Experiments for Kids
- Color Worksheets for Preschoolers
- Community Helpers Coloring Pages
- Lots of fun Shape Crafts for preschoolers
- Preschool Dinosaur Worksheets
- Preschool Cowboy Theme Printables
- 2000+ FUN and Free Alphabet Printables
- Zoo Animal Crafts for Pre-k
- Lots more Free Printable Worksheets with fun themes
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Worksheets
- Monsters Inc Pre k Worksheets
- Princess Worksheets
- Minion Preschool Worksheets
- Pond Worksheets for Preschoolers
- Preschool Construction Theme Printables
- Solar System Worksheets for Preschoolers
- Zoo Animals Color by Number Worksheets
- Preschool Farm Activities Free
- Free Mouse Paint Printables
- Pre k Sight Words List and free activities to help learn preschool sight words
- Hand Washing Activities for Preschoolers
- 50+ Fun Preschool Science Experiments
- Grab some kid favorite cut and paste worksheets
- **See all of our 5000+ FREE pre k worksheets
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Nadia
Nadia is South African mom to two littlies, a former preschool teacher and currently working as a reading therapist at a remedial school. She blogs over at teach-me-mommy.com about easy and playful activities inspiring you to be your child’s first teacher.
