Learn all about light with a quick, simple science experiment for kids with supplies you already have at home!
Learn how to make a light box and try out some cool colr and light experiments with your kids! This is a fun experiment that kids love.
This post includes dozens of fun science light experiments for kids to keep you and your kids busy. These science lessons are so good that kids have fun, are engaged, and want to learn more!
These light experiments are great science lessons for 1st graders! Aligned with NGSS, the resource also includes books and related activities.
The topic for today’s activity was Light and Shadows. We did some fun and educational Light and Shadow experiment to learn about shadows.
We love rainbow science, and this STEAM / STEM light activity using a blank CD and paper is a really fun one! Not only will kids create rainbow reflections with the CD, but they’ll use paper to alter the patterns of the light. Follow our Science for Kids and STEM for Kids Pinterest boards! …
This is a PDF poster (24" x 36") that gives a simple definition and 6 examples of light sources. This resource correlates with science standards for first grade in most states; usually a unit on Light & Shadows or Waves: Light and Sound. I used a similar (hand-drawn) poster when teaching our Light & Shadows unit in 1st grade. I found it had a fabulous impact on students using the science vocabulary, "light source", and enabled students to use the words more easily when writing and reading. This was a great tool for science and reading integration in my room!
Make some amazing glowing bubbles with this easy recipe that uses a highlighter and bubble solution. The bubbles glow with a black light!
Your kids and you will be amazed at what you see with your own eyes an image flips in the opposite direction when placed behind a glass of water!
Color mixing with light is a fun activity for kids to learn about what happens when you mix different colors. The thing is, light does not always react the same way as mixing colored paints.
Enjoy teaching light energy to your third, fourth, and fifth grade students! Check out these engaging activities, links, and freebies.
Fun science experiments about light for kids all ages, light reflection, prism, UV light, fluorescent light. Fun addition to 5 senses unit, sense of seeing.
Create your own DIY spectroscope from a few simple supplies and make a rainbow from visible light for fun physics for kids.
Let’s teach about the reflection and refraction of light for 5th grade. Even though this can be a confusing topic, your students will reach mastery in no time with these interactive activities for reflection and refraction, as well as absorption. What are reflection and refraction? I’ll be honest; before I started teaching 5th grade, the ... Read more
The end of the school year signals the beginning of summer for many students. This is the perfect time of year to teach about the sun and have some “fun in the sun” performing learning activities outdoors! These hands-on activities are perfect for keeping young students engaged and learning those last few days/weeks of school. […]
Celebrate the dark days with these easy paper luminaries that kids can help make too! Light up the dark afternoons with simple DIY lanterns.
3 fun light table projects to engage your child in fun and creative play. Perfectly adapted to special needs learners and all kids.
Building a homemade spectroscope is a great way to include STEM in a child's day. This fun craft idea brings learning about light refraction to life!
Spark joy and learning with delightful light activities for kids. Discover engaging ways to brighten their day while fostering educational growth. Join us now!
Enjoy teaching light energy to your third, fourth, and fifth grade students! Check out these engaging activities, links, and freebies.
Fun science experiments about light for kids all ages, light reflection, prism, UV light, fluorescent light. Fun addition to 5 senses unit, sense of seeing.
