Science Exploration for Preschoolers

This article, geared towards families, outlines ten tips to help support young children’s science learning. Science questions for children to consider are also included.

This provides an activity to discover some simple hands-on activities and games that can be done at home or in the backyard to help a child develop a deeper understanding of cause and effect — and strengthen reading comprehension and scientific inquiry skills.

Learning science and engineering practices from age 3 through preschool can foster children’s curiosity in exploring the world and lay the foundation for science learning in K-12 settings. This webpage contains resources on early science education including lesson plans, webinars, and research reports.

This 4-minute child’s video includes Sid the Science Kid characters explaining that, while light can be seen and turned on and off, it can’t be held. He decides to investigate further at school.

This article explains how to spark a child’s interest in science with seven steps to successful studies.

This blog by a librarian offers activities for preschoolers to explore shadows by experimenting with them to create a deeper understanding.

This article, geared towards preschool teachers, addresses how adults can gain confidence in supporting children’s science learning, what science young children should be learning, how to answer children’s science questions, and how to support science learning with everyday materials.

This article provides information on how to support young children in learning science.

This is a list of links to a variety of science activities for young children.