Earth Day Science Activities for Kids

Earth Day is coming up and it’s a perfect time to learn some Earth Day STEM.  Here are some Earth Day Science Activities for Kids like water pollution play, biosphere building, recycled STEM and more.

Earth Day Science Activities

• Serve a tasty lesson in global warming with Earth Toast. (Left Brain Craft Brain)
• Learn about plastics recycling with Which Plastic is Which? Recycled Plastic Science and Craft. (Left Brain Craft Brain)
• Kids can build their own water treatment plan with these Water Pollution Activities for Kids. (One Time Through)
• Learn about water issues facing the world with these UN World Water Day Activities for Kids. (Kid World Citizen)
• Layers of the Earth Pudding Cups make a delicious treat for Earth Day STEM celebrations!

• Help kids understand and improve on their impact on the earth with What is a Carbon Footprint? (Kitchen Counter Chronicles)
• Learn about the plant life cycle by growing Wheatgrass on Water Beads. (Left Brain Craft Brain)
• Make a Tabletop Biosphere and experience a self-sustaining ecosystem. (Apartment Therapy)
• Explore the earth’s core with this Layers of the Earth Felt Puzzle (Powerful Mothering)
• Learn about the science of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks with a delicious Chocolate Rock Cycle!

• Say No to Pollution, Yes to Solution and help kids brainstorm ways to save the Earth. (Every Star is Different)
• Learn how paper is recycled into new paper while Making Recycled Paper. (You Clever Monkey)
• And totally not science related, but it’s too cute to not include.  Earth Day Jokes for Kids. (A Mom With A Lesson Plan)
• Do some Simple Soil Science. (Left Brain Craft Brain)

Or maybe do some Recycled STEM projects, too!

 

More Earth-Themed STEM and STEAM Activities for Kids

Looking for some more fun stuff to do during Earth Week or any time of the year? The kids will love these activities!

Year-Round Hands-On Project Fun

Looking for some more STEAM inspiration that you can use right now? Instant gratification style? Check out STEAM Explorers!! The coolest creative experience for kids is here! It's a digital book of the month club filled with tons of fun stuff for the kids to do and learn. All engineer, teacher, and mom-approved. And most definitely KID APPROVED!⁣

What’s included?⁣

• A monthly digital magazine with cool themes that are fun to read
• Hands-on, exciting projects the kids will love.⁣
• Science, tech, engineering, art, and math learning YOU’LL love.⁣
• Delicious recipes the kids can make.⁣
• Fun printables and games⁣

Have fun as we reduce, reuse, renew, and recycle in April with the STEAM Explorers Recycle Issue! The kids will love upcycling old shirts into tote bags, building litter bug bots, making bioplastic, eating garbage cookies, renewing plants, making Earth sculptures, and so much more!  You'll love the helpful standards-based learning, printables, and tools that make STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, & math) exploration easy!

We’ve split the issue into four weekly themes:

• WEEK 1: PAPER POSSIBILITIES
• WEEK 2: TRASH OR TREASURE
• WEEK 3: MATERIAL SWAP
• WEEK 4: NATURE'S RECYCLERS