Science Lessons for Kids

Quick answer

Science lessons work best when the idea can be seen: light changes, rain forms, ice melts, sound vibrates, or a force makes something move.

Best for Ages 3 to 9. Each lesson is short, visual, and parent-led.

Popular lesson questions

• Why is the sky blue?
• Where does rain come from?
• What is gravity?

Lessons in this category

• ¿Cómo se forma un volcán?

  La historia real del Paricutín, el volcán que nació en una milpa de Michoacán, explica a niños de 8 a 10 años cómo sube el magma y se forma un volcán.

  Ages 8-10 - 4 minute lesson - ES

• 온돌은 어떻게 방을 데울까?

  난로도 없는데 할아버지 댁 방바닥은 왜 따끈따끈할까요? 아궁이 불의 뜨거운 연기가 방바닥 밑 ‘고래’를 지나며 두꺼운 구들장을 데우고, 데워진 돌은 아침까지 열을 품어요. 오늘날 아파트 바닥 난방까지 이어지는 온돌의 원리를 알아보는 8~10세 그림 과학 수업이에요.

  Ages 8-10 - 2 minute lesson - KO

• 콩나물은 어떻게 자랄까?

  콩나물은 어떻게 자랄까요? 아빠와 함께 콩을 물에 불리고, 구멍이 송송 난 콩나물시루에 날마다 물을 부어 지켜봐요. 흙 없이도 콩에서 하얀 꼬리가 쏙! 노란 머리의 비밀까지 알아보는 2~3세 그림 수업이에요.

  Ages 2-3 - 1 minute lesson - KO

• 大雁为什么排成“人”字飞？

  秋天的天上，大雁为什么排成“人”字飞？跟着小满和外公看一看：每只大雁都飞在前一只的斜后方，借伙伴翅膀尖外边往上托的风，飞那么远的路就没那么累。一节适合六七岁孩子的中文图画小课。

  Ages 6-7 - 1 minute lesson - ZH

• 大熊猫为什么爱吃竹子？

  大熊猫为什么爱吃竹子，还一天吃个不停？跟着乐乐去熊猫基地，再到大熊猫的山里老家看一看：竹子一年四季都有，可是不太顶饱。一节适合四五岁孩子的中文图画小课。

  Ages 4-5 - 1 minute lesson - ZH

• 은행나무 열매는 왜 냄새가 날까?

  가을 은행나무 길에서 나는 고약한 냄새는 어디서 올까요? 냄새의 비밀은 은행 열매의 말랑한 겉껍질에 있고, 열매는 열매를 맺는 나무에서만 떨어져요. 맨손으로 만지지 않고 피해 가는 법까지 배우는 4~5세 그림 수업이에요.

  Ages 4-5 - 2 minute lesson - KO

• 김치는 왜 시어질까?

  김치는 왜 점점 시어질까요? 눈에 보이지 않는 유산균이 배추와 무의 단맛을 먹고 시큼한 젖산을 만들기 때문이에요. 같은 김치 두 병으로 따뜻한 곳과 차가운 곳을 비교해 보는 6~7세 그림 과학 수업이에요.

  Ages 6-7 - 2 minute lesson - KO

• 纸巾为什么能吸水？

  纸巾为什么能吸水？跟着安安在早餐桌上做个小实验，用图画告诉6到7岁的孩子：水会顺着纸巾纤维间的小缝隙钻进去，甚至能往上爬。

  Ages 6-7 - 1 minute lesson - ZH

• Mengapa kelip-kelip bercahaya?

  Kanak-kanak memahami bahawa bahan khas dan oksigen menghasilkan cahaya yang hampir tiada haba, lalu digunakan kelip-kelip untuk mencari pasangan.

  Ages 4-5 - 2 minute lesson - MS

• Where Does My Shadow Go?

  Follow Niko's courtyard shadow to see how light, bodies, and changing directions make shadows appear and move.

  Ages 4-5 - 2 minute lesson - EN

• Why Do Stars Twinkle?

  Are stars really blinking? A bedtime picture lesson for 6-7 year olds on the wiggly ocean of air that makes steady starlight dance — with a coin-in-the-bath experiment to prove it.

  Ages 6-7 - 3 minute lesson - EN

• Mengapa Itik Tidak Mudah Basah?

  Ikuti Dena di kolam untuk melihat bagaimana bulu bertindih, kait halus, udara terperangkap dan penjagaan dengan paruh membantu kulit itik tidak mudah basah.

  Ages 6-7 - 2 minute lesson - MS

• Why Do I Get Goosebumps?

  Those little bumps after the pool have a secret: tiny muscles! A picture lesson for 6-7 year olds on the fur-fluffing trick your skin still remembers, with an ice-cube test to try.

  Ages 6-7 - 2 minute lesson - EN

• Why is the sky blue?

  For curious 4-5 year olds: white sunlight hides every color, and tiny air bits bounce the blue to your eyes from every direction. With a torch-beam demo and an astronaut surprise.

  Ages 4-5 - 2 minute lesson - EN

• How Do Octopuses Change Color?

  Zoom beneath octopus skin to see pigment sacs expand and shrink under muscular control.

  Ages 8-10 - 2 minute lesson - EN

• Mengapa hutan malam begitu bising?

  Kanak-kanak memahami bahawa hutan malam kedengaran bising kerana banyak haiwan nokturnal aktif serentak dan bunyi boleh bergerak lebih jauh dalam udara malam yang sejuk dan tenang.

  Ages 4-5 - 2 minute lesson - MS

• Ke mana laut pergi ketika surut?

  Kanak-kanak memahami bahawa tarikan Bulan menyebabkan air laut bergerak dalam kitaran pasang surut, bukannya menghilang.

  Ages 6-7 - 2 minute lesson - MS

• Macam mana durian tahu bila jatuh?

  Kanak-kanak memahami bahawa durian gugur apabila bijinya matang, lapisan pada tangkai melemah, dan graviti menarik buah ke bawah—sering selepas proses itu selesai pada malam hari.

  Ages 6-7 - 1 minute lesson - MS

• Mengapa hujan lebat pada petang?

  Kanak-kanak memahami bahawa panas siang mengangkat udara basah, yang menyejuk menjadi awan sebelum titisan berat turun sebagai hujan petang.

  Ages 4-5 - 1 minute lesson - MS

• Lightningக்கு பிறகு thunder ஏன்?

  Lightning உருவாக்கும் light மற்றும் thunder sound ஒன்றாகத் தொடங்கினாலும், light வேகமாக வருவதால் flash முதலில் தெரியும் என்பதை குழந்தை புரிந்துகொள்ளும்.

  Ages 4-5 - 3 minute lesson - TA-EN

• The Little Raindrop's Journey

  Your child will understand that rain falling on a hill rolls downhill, joins other drops to make a stream, and grows into a river that flows all the way to the sea.

  Ages 4-5 - 3 minute lesson - EN

• Where Does the Light Switch Get Its Power?

  Your child should understand that flicking a switch completes a loop that lets a fast-moving electric push travel from a faraway power plant, through wires and a transformer, into the lamp.

  Ages 8-10 - 3 minute lesson - EN

• The Mountain That Burps Fire

  Your child will understand that volcanoes erupt because deep heat melts rock into magma, the lighter magma rises, and trapped gas pushes it up and out as lava that cools into new land.

  Ages 8-10 - 3 minute lesson - EN