Easy Science Experiments for Learning About Biology

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March 5, 2021

Sarah Shelton

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Science experiments are a great way to help science to come alive for your children. Hands-on activities help children to get excited about what they are learning, It creates an interest in a subject or topic that might otherwise seem boring, like Biology for example. 

Easy Science Experiments for Learning About Biology

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Biology is the study of living things. There are many experiments that your older student will be working on in Biology that involves dead things, like dissections for example. Studying the animal when it is not alive can better help your child to understand how God designed them and how their special systems work.

This is something that I have never looked forward to doing. I always outsourced this when my teens were taking Biology, or I had my husband help with the dissections. Some children really enjoy them. At one time our homeschool group met at a park one day just to dissect specimens as a group with parents that didn’t mind the mess.

Easy Experiments for Learning About Biology:

Dissections have never seemed like an easy thing to me, but there are other experiments that are easy that I don’t mind doing. Maybe you are like me and don’t have time to gather up lots of supplies, hard to find ingredients or specimens to dissect. Are you looking for easy experiments to use with your children that are learning about Biology?

Since Biology is the study of living things it encompasses many different topics as an introduction to science as a whole. Many of these topics cover cells, zoology, classification, botany, anatomy and more. If you are wanting to get your children interested in science with easy experiments it is best to start small.

I suggest picking a topic and a handful of easy experiments to go with that topic. This method works great for younger children and helps them to be eager to learn more. Hands-on learning is the best way to learn about Biology.

Check out this list of Easy Science Experiments for Learning About Biology broken down by some basic topics to get you started:

Cells:

Learn About Cells with SlimeRoyal Baloo

Make a 3D Cell ModelWoo Jr. 

Osmosis for Kids: Low Prep Blood Cell Membrane ExperimentSteamsational

Easy Capillary Action Experiment for Kids123 Homeschool 4 Me

The Importance of Cell Walls Easy Balloon ExperimeentScience Matters

Learn about cells by creating an Animal Cell Model out of Jello and Candy123 Homeschool 4 Me

jello animal cells

Animals/Zoology:

Learn about a Simple Food Chain by creating a food chain, and a worksheet to go along with it – Science Sparks

Easy Earthworm ExperimentInspiration Labratories

Food Chain Printables and ActivityWonder Filled Days

Explore How Cat Eyes Glow with this easy experimentCarrots are Orange

How Polar Animals Keep Warm Easy Science ExperimentPinay Homeschooler

How Polar Animals Keep Warm Experiment

Botany:

Observing Xylam in Celery with printable instructionsWoo Jr. 

Why do Plants Need Water? Simple ExperimentScience Sparks

How do Plants Breathe? Simple Science ExperimentKCEdventures

Easy Seed Science ExperimentsAround the Kampfire

Botany and Plant Growth Science ExperimentsScience Made Simple

Simple Science: Why Do Leaves Change Color?123 Homeschool 4 Me

Kids will be WOWED with this hands-on, fall science experiment where they will learn about chromatography and Why do Leaves Change Color Experiment. This is such a fun leaf activity that preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students will enjoy. This is the perfect science experiment for September, October, and November.

 

Easy Biology Labs and Teaching Resources:

Alternatives to Live Dissection in Your Homeschool

Alternatives to Live Dissections in Your Homeschool text with image of kids doing a science experiment together on a fake brain

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Virtual Biology Lab simulates natural environments in an online educational setting. Students can design and conduct experiments using online models. 

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