Chemistry is cool and we have the coolest chemistry activities for kids to share with you. Just like our awesome physics activities, we decided we needed to put together a chemistry experiments checklist for you. Don’t miss a single experiment because each one is totally unique and yes, very cool too. We love homemade science.
AWESOME CHEMISTRY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS!
Find over 30 nifty chemistry activities and experiments for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary age kids to enjoy at home and in the classroom. The only problem is which chemistry experiment to try first!
Below you will find a fun mixture {no pun intended} of science experiments that include making chemical reactions, mixing saturated solutions, exploring the solubility of both solids and liquids, growing crystals, making slime, and so much more!
WHY CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS?
Let’s keep it basic for our younger or junior scientists! Chemistry is all about the way different materials are put together, and how they are made up including atoms and molecules. It’s also how these materials act under different conditions. Chemistry is often a base for physics so you will see overlap!
What might you experiment with in chemistry? Classically we think of a mad scientist and lots of bubbling beakers, and yes there are reaction between bases and acids to enjoy! Also, chemistry involves matter, changes, solutions, and the list goes on and on.
WHY DO KIDS NEED SCIENCE?
Science encourages curiosity. Science encourages questions. Science encourages problem solving skills and observation skills. Even the youngest of kids can enjoy simple science activities. Take for example our very first baking soda science experiment. So simple to set up, but so amazing to watch the amazement on his face.
That’s the best part of science for young kids. It surrounds them, and it’s in every new experience they encounter! Whether you are exploring science in the kitchen or science in the backyard, you have to admit that each day is filled with an amazing amount of new discoveries just waiting to be discovered.
Encourage your kids above all to never stop questioning and by all means try to answer those questions as best as possible or show them how you can find out the answers together. As parents, we don’t have to know everything! We do need to make sure we help our kids find the answers they are looking for.
Each link in blue leads to full instructions and the science behind the activity. I always like to chose science activities that I know my son will enjoy, are budget friendly, and are also exciting and engaging.
35+ CHEMISTRY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Click on the links below to explore some of the best chemistry activities for kids available. All of these activities are pretty inexpensive and are not difficult to set up which is how we like to roll around here.
If you want to prep ahead of time, go ahead and gather the basic science supplies with our homemade science kit. You will need additional supplies depending on the chemistry activity, but you should always have the basics on hand!
Which Solids Dissolve In Liquid?
Make a Rubber Egg {Bouncing Egg}
Green Pennies & The Statue of Liberty
Citric Acid Chemical Reactions
Pop Rocks Science and Printable
Edible Glass Science | Go Science Girls
Color Changing Chemistry Clock | Left Brain Craft Brain
Osmosis for Kids | Schooling A Monkey
Make Plastic From Milk |Steam Powered Family
Make a Bottle Rocket | Steam Powered Family
How to Separate a Mixture | Adventures in Mommydom
Turn a Liquid Into a Solid | Teach Beside Me
Kitchen Chemistry: Baking a Cake Experiment | Teach Beside Me
Magic Color Changing Potions Science Activity | The Imagination Tree
Layering Liquids Density Experiment | Inspiration Laboratories
Color Changing Acid Base Experiment | 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Iodine and Starches Learning Laboratory | Mama Smiles
Catching a Gas and States of Matter | Preschool Powol Packets
Edible Atoms Models | Preschool Powol Packets
Water Movement | Blue Bear Wood
Oh so many of the coolest chemistry activities I could find!
Pair these kids chemistry ideas with our awesome collection of physics activities for a year of the best science lessons that will have the kids begging for more.
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