Spring Science Ideas – Learn About Dandelions
These first day of spring activities will get you and your kids excited about flowers, planting gardens, rainstorms, and baby animals. I hope these ideas will help you celebrate the end of winter and the warm, sunny days to come!
Spring Science Ideas – More Free Printables from THSS
When I think of spring, I think of flowers, planting gardens, rainstorms and baby animals. It is a great time to study nature! Here are a few spring science resources to get you started:
- The first flowers we typically see blooming in Spring are dandelions. Request our 20+ page learning resource on dandelions by using the request form below.
- Study the life cycle of a plant (includes printables on beans and sunflowers)
- Flower Dissection
- Easy Bird Feeders
- Our free nature journaling pages – 27 different journal page designs
- Using Clouds To Predict The Weather
- Building A Square Foot Garden
- Starting Seeds Indoors
- Nature Printables for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Weather Science Pinterest Board
- Spring Science Pinterest Board
Make Some Dandelion Honey!
While you’re collecting dandelions, gather extras and make some honey! Try this recipe from Chilling with Lucas. Check out her tips before you start collecting. The honey looks amazing!
Download the Free Dandelion Worksheets Pack
This printable is sponsored by CTCMath and your email address will be added to the newsletter for The Homeschool Scientist and CTCMath.
Take A Nature Walk
If you live where the weather is nice today, go outside! Take a walk and see how many signs of spring you can see. Look for spring flowers pushing their way out of the ground. Can you see any new arrivals from the spring bird migrations?
Or maybe you might want to find two kinds of any one thing, like two flowers or leaves or rocks. Compare and contrast them. Make a venn diagram.
I hold a master’s degree in child development and early education and am working on a post-baccalaureate in biology. I spent 15 years working for a biotechnology company developing IT systems in DNA testing laboratories across the US. I taught K4 in a private school, homeschooled my children, and have taught on the mission field in southern Asia. For 4 years, I served on our state’s FIRST Lego League tournament Board and served as the Judging Director. I own thehomeschoolscientist and also write a regular science column for Homeschooling Today Magazine. You’ll also find my writings on the CTCMath blog. Through this site, I have authored over 50 math and science resources.