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25+ Awesome Summer Science Experiments and Activities

Get outdoors this Summer and try out these fun summer science experiments and STEM activities. If you can do science indoors, you can definitely do science outdoors too. Science is all around us, and we love taking our science experiments outside in the summertime.

AWESOME SUMMER SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS 

Awesome and simple summer science experiments at home or camp!

SUMMER SCIENCE

The learning doesn’t have to stop once summer vacation rolls around! These awesome summer science experiments are filled with play and learning opportunities.

Explore chemical reactions, physics, gravity, motion, heat, polymers, earth sciences, and more with easy summer science experiments your kids will love. Enjoy learning all summer long!

Even if you aren’t familiar with science at home, you can get started this summer!

Looking for easy to print activities, and inexpensive problem-based challenges? 

We have you covered…

Click below to get your quick and easy summer STEM activities.

Summer STEM Cards

MORE SUMMER FUN RESOURCES

  • Free summer science camp! Make sure you also check out our week-long summer science camp ideas for a whole week of science fun!
  • Easy STEAM projects to combine science and art!
  • Nature STEM activities and free printables to make STEM outside fun
  • 25+ Fun Things to Do Outside Awesome DIY recipes for classic fun outdoors!
  • Ocean theme Science that you can do even if you don’t live by the ocean

Fizzy, Bubbly, Cool, and Incredibly Fun Summer Science Experiments

There is definitely something for everyone on this summer science experiment list. Multiple ages will enjoy many of these summer science activities together.

Investigate summer-themed chemistry, physics, and science crafts! Perfect for kids ages 5-12!

Plus, these science experiments are not expensive, use easy to find supplies, and don’t take a ton of prep time. 

Take your science experiments outdoors! Some of these summer science activities will do much better outside, and the clean up will be that much easier. Plus the fresh air, sunshine, and the smells of nature can’t be beaten.

SCIENCE CAMP

Make sure you also check out our week-long summer science camp ideas for a whole week of science fun!

BEST SUMMER SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS!

Click on the links below to see how to set up these awesome summer science experiments and activities. Start your summer off with a pop, bang, eruption, or a burst!

Fizzy Sidewalk Paint

Watermelon Volcano

Sandbox Volcano

Build a sandbox volcano for baking soda science and chemistry! Sand box science for kids outdoor STEM activities.

Ice Block Melting Science

Mentos Eruption Experiment

DIY Solar Oven

Fizzy Stars

Crystal Shells

Sand Slime

Alka Seltzer Rocket

Wave Bottle

Bubbles

DIY Water Wall

Ocean Science

Ice Cream in a Bag

Sorbet

Simple Pulley Machine

Leak Proof Bag

Popping Bags

Fizzing Lemonade

4th of July Slime

LEGO Water Dam

Outdoor Zip Line

Homemade Kaleidoscope

MORE COOL SUMMER SCIENCE ACTIVITIES

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Homemade Giant Bubbles | Busy Kids Happy Mom

Homemade Rain Gauge | The Imagination Tree

Pendulum Painting | Handmade Kids Art

Exploring Gravity Through Art | Fun-A-Day

Make Your Own Slushies Science | Reading Confetti

25 Summer Science Ideas Grapes raisins Catapults

AWESOME SUMMER SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS!

Click on the image below or on the link for more science experiments and STEM activities for kids.  

Science experiments and activities for kids

Looking for easy to print activities, and inexpensive problem-based challenges? 

We have you covered…

Click below to get your quick and easy summer STEM activities.

Summer STEM Cards
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