Make science exciting from day one with these back to school science activities and each easy science experiments designed for elementary students! This set of 10 hands-on scientific method activities uses simple materials and gives you no-prep ways to introduce observation, inquiry, and critical thinking in your classroom.
These easy science experiments work well all year long but are especially popular as back to school science activities to set the tone for your science block. Each project includes clear directions, student recording sheets, and built-in scientific method activities that encourage students to think like real scientists.
10 student recording sheets that walk through the scientific method
Extension questions for the scientific method activities
Student-friendly directions for every easy science experiment
How to Use These Scientific Method Activities:
As back to school science activities that introduce science lab rules, teach science procedures, model the scientific method, add in some scientific fun!
As end of year science activities for fun Fridays, state testing completion celebrations, project-based learning, and more!
Teachers love how flexible these easy science experiments are because they can run them in a single class period or expand them into longer projects by extending the scientific method activities.
The 10 Science Experiments are:
Which airplane design flies the farthest distance?
Does the amount of air change the distance the balloon travels?
Exploding Baggies
Which liquid allows the gummy bears to grow the most?
Marshmallow Catapults
Apple Volcanoes
Ice Cream in a Bag
Which soda reacts the most to Mentos?
Which ramp design allows the ball to move the farthest distance?
What liquid cleans pennies the best?
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Whether you’re starting strong with back to school science activities or keeping students engaged at the end of the year, these scientific method activities provide the structure while each easy science experiment delivers the fun.
Teachers like you say:
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”I like to use some of these when we are learning about science and studying different types of scientists. They have a lot of fun participating and learning about the scientific process.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”This is a great resource if you are looking for labs to practice the scientific method.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”I used it as stations in my STEM night at school. Needing a variety of levels, these activities engage all. Parents were able to easily understand wish was our goal, getting the families involved. Materials are easy to find and gather not expensive.”
These easy science experiments are ideal for:
Teaching or reinforcing the scientific method
Interactive scientific method activities for inquiry-based learning
Simple prep science experiment days
Easy-to-run back to school science activities
Fun, engaging end of year science activities
Homeschool, distance learning, or in-person classrooms
Hi, I’m Chloe—curriculum designer, teacher mentor, and creator behind Chloe Campbell Education. After over a decade in education, I’ve made it my mission to help elementary and middle school teachers take learning from “just one more worksheet” to wait...did we just have fun while hitting the standards? My resources are built for the real world—where time is short, behaviors are big, and engagement is everything. From hands-on science experiments to math games that trick students into actually loving review time, I create activities that are low-prep, high-impact, and grounded in what actually works.