Thrilling Earth Day Science Activities for Kids They’ll Love

Unleash your child’s curiosity with our guide on how to grow beans in a bag! Explore science concepts through this engaging activity that makes learning fun and interactive.

Use recycled materials to create your very own bird feeder!

Brainstorm and investigate what a carbon footprint is and a few things that we can do every day to reduce ours.

It is so important for children and adults to understand where pollution comes from and how we can help make a difference.

A safe drinking water lesson may not be high in importance for many, but safe water is a critical need for many people.

If you want to keep the kids busy and give them something to work on this spring, these printable Earth Day STEM challenges are the way to go! Plus, you can reuse and repurpose materials you already have on hand!

What better science experiment to do when discussing the earth’s atmosphere than the classic baking soda & vinegar experiment?

Learn more about ocean pollution as you create your own oil spill model and try to find ways to clean up the oil.

Reduce, reuse, and recycle with one of the best Earth Day science activities. Take old toys and reverse engineer them to create your very own recycled toy robot!

Try kitchen science with a homemade lava lamp that explores liquid density and a cool chemical reaction for a fun Earth Day science activity.

Create your own upcycled catapult using recycled materials you have around the house! A fun way to teach children physics!

A fun approach to global warming. Help your kids understand what is happening to the earth with a tasty treat.

Explore chemical change with your kids with this baking soda and vinegar activity. Your kids will want to do this one over and over! Make sure to grab the free STEM Activity cards from this post as well.

In this STEM project, challenge students to apply some creativity and technology skills, to create informative stop motion animation videos about Earth Day and planet Earth.

Explore science with this 3D Water Cycle science project built with LEGOs®!

With this nifty tool, kids will be excited to help clean trash in their community! Plus they will learn some STEM skills along the way. It’s a win for the kids and a win for the environment!

A great recycled-materials engineering challenge. Take a look at suspension bridges around the world and gather more materials to build your own unique model.

Make a Marble Run from your recycling bin! Even reluctant makers will find the fun in this project.

A simple activity which provides children with rich sensory play while learning about the process involved in recycling paper.

This activity will help your kids learn about repurposing an item and can help them understand what repurposing is!

A three-dimensional model best explains and gives the closest representation of our spherical Earth. Using recycled materials reduces the amount of waste produced, contributing a small part to the grand scheme of saving Earth.

A simple Snickers candy bar can be a great tool for teaching the stages of the rock cycle.

See WHY the sky is blue with this simple science experiment! And all you need are some basic supplies from around the house!

This rainbow rain science experiment is a perfect indoor activity and a great way to learn about rain clouds. It is an activity that kids of all ages will enjoy and want to do over and over!

Use jelly and brownies to demonstrate how earthquakes work in this fun kitchen experiment!