Energy science experiments for kids

Kids will love launching rubber bands in this fun potential energy science experiment! Does more stretch affect the distance traveled?

Marshmallow Shooter This Demonstration is included in a bundle of 101 Science Demonstrations & Experiments. You can find this bundle here in my TpT Store. These exciting demonstrations use…

10 Awesome Electricity Projects for Kids - Simple static electricity demonstrations, build a circuit, show how a switch works, electromagnetism and more!

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How heat affects things is sometimes difficult to understand. This simple heat experiment shows how heat causes molecules to move faster. {Plus kids think it looks cool.}

This hands-on science experiment uses something kids love (marbles!) to show how energy is transferred from one object to another.

Mechanical Energy - Candy and Simple Machines Science Project! This is such a fun way for kids to use STEM to learn with a hands on science project using m&m candies and a straw simple machine for homeschool, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade.

1. 🔥 Forms of Energy Scavenger Hunt Get your students thinking about forms of energy with this ENGAGE activity. Students can walk around the classroom, a wing of the school, or even their homes to find the 7 items described. Students shouldn’t require much background to complete the scavenger hunt– you can discuss all the ... Read more

The best way to learn about science is by performing your own experiments, but not every family has a full science lab in their garage. These static electricity activities are fun to incorporate into homeschool or do as an after school activity.

Explore the power of the sun's heat by blowing up a balloon on a bottle! Kids paint one soda bottle white and the other black. Once dry, they attach a small balloon to the necks of their bottles. Then, they put the bottles out in the sun for a solar reaction! Kids see that the air in the black bottle will make the balloon expand! The white bottle doesn't heat up as fast. Check out the experiment here!