Desert science experiments for kids

I knew cactus could store a lot of water, but I had no idea how much! Did you know that a fully-grown saguaro cactus can soak up and store up to 200 gallons of water during a good downpour? A…

Ready for some DESERT fun? Our first graders are having a great time learning about the desert habitat! We began reading The Desert Habitat book from our unit and also shared some other wonderful books about the desert. Our kids really enjoyed the riddles in Guess Who's in the Desert! We are truly excited about the learning we are seeing using Thinking Maps! After our introduction we used a modified Circle Map to help our two classes get ready to write a paragraph about the desert habitat…

Our rainy, rainy spring has finally ended and now it’s HOT! We hit the high 90’s yesterday (haven’t hit 100 yet, so that’s good). The younger boys and I took advantage of the hot sun and did a simple science experiment with melting. This is SO easy and really interesting for the preschool and kindergarten […]

Try making a cool homemade thermometer science experiment with kids. This is a great way to help them learn about temperature and heat!

Learn How to Make Your Own Quicksand with this easy tutorial. It's a fun and educational activity for kids as they set toys on the sand and watch them sink.

Fun sand science experiments for kids plus sand art projects and book list

Preschoolers can learn a lot from deserts. It teaches them about different animals, like spiders, snakes, and camels; and plants, such as cactus and elephant trees. Topics on deserts also help the little ones understand the weather and how water is important to all living things. Teaching preschoolers about deserts can be fun and exciting ... Read more

Preschoolers are fascinated by a desert preschool theme. Use these 8 desert theme preschool activities to build your preschool thematic unit.

This week we were looking at Desert habitats so to go along with that on science Wednesday we did an experiment to show how cactus expands w...

Mix up some 3 ingredient SAND SLIME! We’ll show you how to make it! This is a fun slime vacation for summer, although it’s fun anytime. We love making slime, and we love Safari Toob animals. Recently we combined the two with a simple sand slime recipe. It’s perfect for playing with desert animal toys, […]