Cool Water Experiments For Kids

Summer is on! Our series of cool experiments to do at home continues with these fun water experiments. This week is all about water fun for kids because water and summer STEM go together perfectly! We love simple science activities that are easy to pull off, simple to set up, and kids love! What’s better than that?

FUN SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WITH WATER YOU CAN DO AT HOME

SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WITH WATER

What do all of these science activities, experiments, and STEM projects have in common? They all use water!

Get ready to add these simple water experiments to your spring or summer lesson plans. If you want to explore science with water as the main ingredient, let’s dig in! While you’re at it, make sure to check out more cool science experiments and activities.

Our science activities and experiments are designed with you, the parent or teacher, in mind! Easy to set up, quick to do, most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete and are heaps of fun! Plus, our supplies lists usually contain only free or cheap materials you can source from home!

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WATER EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS

Click on the following links below to explore cool experiments with water! These water experiments are great water activities for kindergarten, preschoolers to early elementary. The best thing is you can do these water science experiments at home or in the classroom!

WHAT DISSOLVES IN WATER

This is super simple chemistry using common items from around the house to explore mixtures and find out which items dissolve in water!

COLOR CHANGING FLOWERS

This engaging color changing flowers experiment explores the concept of capillary action as your flowers magically turn from white to green. Easy to set up and perfect for a group of kiddos to do at the same time or as an interesting water science fair project.

OIL AND WATER EXPERIMENT

Do oil and water mix? Explore the densities of liquids with this simple oil and water experiment.

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RAINBOW IN A JAR

Can you make a rainbow in a jar? This neat rainbow water experiment explores water density with just a few materials. Instead of salt we use sugar and food coloring to stack the colors of the rainbow.

SALT WATER DENSITY EXPERIMENT

Compare saltwater to freshwater with a fun experiment with salt and water. Can you make an egg float? Will different items sink in freshwater but float in salt water? Make your predictions and test your results.

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SINK OR FLOAT EXPERIMENT

Check out what you have in the kitchen for a cool science experiment with water with some very interesting results! If you have a shark lover, make sure to check out our water experiment to better understand how sharks float in the ocean too!

SKITTLES IN WATER

A super simple water science experiment with everyone’s favorite candy! This skittles experiment is always a hit. Did you know you can try it with M&Ms too?

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SURFACE TENSION WITH WATER DROPS

All you need for this experiment is a few coins, an eye dropper or pipette, and water! How many drops fit on the surface of a penny? What else could you use? A bottle cap turned over, a flat LEGO piece, or another small and smooth flat surface! Take a guess at how many drops it will take and then test it out.