October 15, 2024
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The best Easter science for kids

The days leading up to Easter are a great time to try lots of fun science activities with eggs and chocolate. Dropped egg experiments are even more fun with a chocolate egg, and egg chain reactions are my new favorite way to keep the kids busy.

I've made a checklist of our favorites Easter science activities for kids This way you can check them off as you complete them! Who doesn't love a good checklist?

If you try any activities or complete the checklist, I'd love to see them, so don't forget to tag @sciencesparks on social media!

You may also like my Printable Easter Egg Hunt With codes to crack and find hidden eggs!

Amazing Easter Science for Kids

Egg drop experiment

A Research on egg drop It's a classic science experiment that every child should do at least once!

The best thing about this is that you can do it in many different ways. Make a parachute to slow the fallbuild a container to protect the egg or mix it up and create something soft for the egg to fall on instead of wrapping it in a material.

Remember to boil the egg first so you can eat it later!

Hard-boiled eggs ready for a Humpty Dumpty science experiment

Egg zipline

Mini ziplines They are so much fun and can be adapted to all kinds of themes. We have made them for Tinker Bell and Peter Pan, and also for carrying eggs!

Easter Zipline: Creme Egg Going Down a Rope

Egg chain reaction

These chain reactions are so cool and allow for a lot of creativity! What better way to transport an egg to a friend than with a exciting chain reaction?

We used a balloon car to knock over dominoes, which pushed an egg down a half pipe into a boat in a tray of water!

A creme egg about to be pushed by dominoes down a pipe for an Easter chain reaction STEM challenge

Eggshell Bridge

You probably think of eggshells as weak and brittle, but under the right circumstances, they are actually very strong! Eggshell Bridge It is a great way to demonstrate why domes are a strong shape and are often used in bridge design and construction.

Girls looking at an eggshell bridge

Crash Test Eggs

Build a vehicle for a egg to protect it in case of collisionWe use K'nex but you could use LEGO or a recycled car model.

Crash Test Eggs: Building a K'nex Car to Protect an Egg

Watercress heads

Did you know you can grow watercress without soil? Find out how with these fantastic tips single heads of cress.

The image is taken from Science to snack on

Superhero Cress heads to a science experiment

Rolling Eggs

Attempt rolling eggs down a ramp or a slide wrapped in different materials to discover which one slows down the egg the most.

Results on a board of the time it takes for eggs wrapped in bubble wrap, kitchen paper and nothing to roll on to roll down a ramp.

Naked eggs

Did you know you can? Remove the shell of an egg with vinegarOnce the shell is removed, the egg is soft and can be carefully bounced on a surface.

naked egg in hand

Egg towers

Who can do the The tallest toothpick tower What holds a chocolate egg together? Toothpicks and clay make great towers, or toothpicks and jelly beans.

Little Bins for Little Hands has some Brilliant towers of jelly beans also.

Toothpick tower challenge to hold a small chocolate egg. The towers are made with toothpicks and modeling clay.

Is it boiled?

Do you know how to tell the difference between a boiled egg and an uncooked egg?

All you have to do is watch them spin. Hard-boiled eggs spin easily and quickly. Uncooked eggs spin more slowly and erratically due to the liquid moving around inside them.

A hard-boiled egg will also spin on its end.

Image of a free Easter science challenge checklist

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Last updated on March 29, 2023 by Emma Vanstone

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