Fun Preschool Science Center Activities - PreK Science Units & Lessons Bundle

Use these fun & easy science investigation activities to create fun and engaging science centers for your kids in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.  The printables make creating science lessons easy for you.  You can conduct a hands-on investigation of pumpkins, apples, trees and leaves, plants & seeds, and flowers. Perfect for Spring, Summer, and Fall science activities for your kids!

This bundle includes 5 of my popular science investigation sets for 1 low price.  You can save 33% off the price of the individual sets when you purchase this money-saving bundle.

✅ SAVE TIME! 

• These science investigations are easy to prep. 
• Each investigation is similar so your kids will have consistent activities for multiple scientific studies.

✅ VERSATILE! 

• 5 different investigations to use throughout the year

✅ EASY TO DIFFERENTIATE! 

• Opportunities to customize and differentiate the activities and book as needed for your kids

✅ DEVELOPMENTAL APPROPRIATE FOR LITTLE LEARNERS

• Each investigation set was designed with preschool and pre-k in mind.
• Simple text and illustrations are perfect for non-readers and emergent readers

✅ KEEPS KIDS ENGAGED! 

• Explore pumpkins, apples, plants, flowers, & leaves in a variety of ways.
• The hands-on activities are meaningful and engaging

➡️THE FOLLOWING SETS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE

⭐ PUMPKIN SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ⭐

Teach kids all about pumpkins when you use these pumpkin investigation printables in your science center and beyond. Perfect for your pumpkins theme, fall theme, or Halloween theme unit or lesson plans.  This investigation set includes an easy-to-assemble pumpkin investigation book or journal that includes 11 different page options.  

➡️ WHAT OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PUMPKIN INVESTIGATION BOOK?

• cover
• pumpkin color
• pumpkin texture (smooth or bumpy) and pumpkin stem (yes or no)
• pumpkin size (small, med, large) and shape (wide, tall, round)
• pumpkin weight
• pumpkin height (measure with cubes)
• pumpkin circumference (measure with yarn, cut, and staple to the page)
• Does it sink or float?
• How many ribs?
• This is what my pumpkin looks like
• If I carved a pumpkin, this is what it would look like.
• Pumpkin taste test

➡️ SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Learn about the life-cycle of pumpkins
• Study and sort the parts of a pumpkin
• Study and sort different varieties of pumpkin images
• Make and test a hypothesis
• Measure pumpkins in different ways
• Experience pumpkins through the senses
• Record observations

➡️ EARLY LITERACY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Read diagrams of pumpkin parts
• Read simple repetitive text in the investigation book
• Read graphs of the pumpkin taste test
• Write notes and record results in the pumpkin investigation journal
• Read word cards

➡️ MATH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Sort parts of a pumpkin
• Count pumpkin seeds
• Measure and record height, circumference, weight
• Graph and analyze taste test results

⭐ APPLE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ⭐

These hands-on activities are a great addition to your apple-themed unit or lesson plans, and the printables are specifically designed to be used with young kids. Kids can learn about how apples grow, the life cycle of apples, and can conduct a scientific investigation with the printables and ideas. This set provides opportunities for science, math, and literacy learning in a fun, hands-on developmentally appropriate way.

➡️ WHAT OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPLE INVESTIGATION BOOK?

• cover
• apple color
• apple appearance - shiny. dull, speckles, lines and stem or no stem
• apple appearance page 2 - small, medium, or large and round or conical
• apple weight
• apple height
• apple circumference
• Does it sink or float?
• How many seeds areinside?
• apple taste test (three options)

➡️ SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Learn about the life-cycle of an apple
• Study and identify the parts of an apple
• Classify apples by color and other characteristics
• Make and test a hypothesis
• Measure and record data about an apple

➡️ EARLY LITERACY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Read diagrams
• Read simple repetitive text in the investigation book and life cycle book
• Read graphs
• Write notes and record results
• Read apple theme word cards

➡️ MATH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Sort parts of an apple
• Count and sort seeds
• Measure and record weight, length
• Graph and analyze taste test results

⭐ TREES & LEAVES SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ⭐

Teach your kids all about leaves and trees when you use these leaf investigation printables in your fall science center and beyond. These hands-on activities are a great addition to your leaf-themed, fall-themed, and tree-themed unit or lesson plans, and the printables are specifically designed to be used with young kids. Kids can learn about how trees grow, the life cycle of trees, and can conduct a scientific investigation with printables and ideas. This set provides opportunities for science, math, and literacy learning in a fun, hands-on developmentally appropriate way.

➡️ WHAT OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE TREES & LEAVES  INVESTIGATION BOOK?

• cover
• leaf color
• leaf drawing
• leaf texture (soft or dry)
• leaf structure (simple or compound)
• leafstalk (yes or no)
• edge of leaf classification (smooth, lobed, toothed)
• size of leaf (small, medium, large)
• length of leaf

➡️ SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Learn about the life-cycle of a tree
• Study and identify the parts of a leaf
• Classify leaves by color and other characteristics
• Measure and record data about leaves

➡️ EARLY LITERACY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Read diagrams
• Read simple, repetitive text in the investigation book and life cycle book
• Read graphs
• Write notes and record results
• Read word cards

➡️ MATH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Sort leaves by characteristics
• Count leaves or other fall-theme items
• Measure and record length
• Graph and analyze leaf preference results

⭐ PLANTS & SEEDS SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ⭐

Teach your kids all about plants and seeds when you use these plant investigation printables in your science center and beyond. Whether you investigate green beans, plant seeds, or learn about the plant life cycle, these simple printables are designed to be used with young kids. Perfect for your garden theme, spring theme, or summer theme unit or lesson plans. Kids can learn about plant science and STEM in a fun, hands-on, developmentally appropriate way. This set provides opportunities for science, math and literacy learning.

➡️ WHAT OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN BEAN  INVESTIGATION BOOK?

• cover
• bean color
• green bean appearance - kids can trace or draw their bean
• green bean texture (smooth or bumpy) and shape (straight or curved)
• green bean weight
• green bean length
• Does it sink or float?
• How many seeds inside?
• green bean taste test (two options)

➡️ WHAT OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PLANT JOURNAL PAGES?

• cover
• What does the seed look like?
• Seed observation (sandwich bag)
• Plant observation

➡️ SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Learn about the life-cycle of plants]
• Observe the life-cycle of plants
• Study the parts of a plant
• Identify and sort different varieties of seeds
• Understand that different seeds produce different plants
• Make and test a hypothesis
• Conduct and record observations on germination and plant growth
• Recognize seeds in the food that we eat
• Understand that some of our food comes from plants

➡️ EARLY LITERACY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Read diagrams
• Read simple repetitive text in the investigation book, plant journal, and life cycle book
• Read graphs
• Write notes and record results
• Read word cards

➡️ MATH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Sort parts of a plant
• Count and sort seeds
• Measure and record weight, length
• Graph and analyze taste test results

⭐ FLOWERS SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ⭐

Teach your kids all about flowers and plants when you use these flower investigation printables in your science center and beyond. These simple printables are designed to be used with young kids and will help your kids learn about flowers, the life-cycle of flowers, and the parts of a flower.

Perfect for your garden theme, spring theme, or summer theme unit or lesson plans. Kids can learn about plant science and STEM in a fun, hands-on, developmentally appropriate way. This set provides opportunities for science, math, and literacy learning.

➡️ WHAT OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FLOWERS  INVESTIGATION BOOK?

• cover
• flower color
• flower bean appearance - kids can trace or draw their bean
• how many leaves?
• how many petals?
• flower size
• length of stem
• rate the smell
• seed appearance
• plant observation
• seed observation

➡️ SCIENCE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Learn about the life-cycle of flowers
• Observe the life-cycle of flowers
• Study the parts of a flower and plant
• Identify and sort different varieties of seeds
• Understand that different seeds produce different flowers
• Conduct and record observations on germination and plant growth

➡️ EARLY LITERACY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Read diagrams
• Read simple repetitive text in the investigation book, and life cycle book
• Read graphs
• Write notes and record results
• Read word cards

➡️ MATH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

• Sort parts of a flower
• Count and sort seeds
• Measure and record weight, length
• Graph and analyze preference results

❓ DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

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WHAT ARE TEACHERS SAYING ABOUT THE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Such a great resource!! My students and I loved it! Great pictures and super fun activities - my students totally loved all the hands-on exploration, especially when we cut into the pumpkins and sorted the different parts. Great value - highly recommend this resource! :)  “  - Chantelle Z>

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“This resource was amazing! My students had a blast making their pumpkin books and learning more about pumpkins. Thank you! “ - Samantha K.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This is such a fun addition to our plant unit. I love how accessible, engaging, and adorable the little booklets are. The kids had a blast.” - Jennifer Y.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Great resource used during our gardening study.  Thank you for a very detailed and engaging science unit!” - Shawn G.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “What an amazing ready to go collection for any teacher” - Jennifer B.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “one of my favorite resources this year!!” - Susan H.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This was awesome!  We used these activities in centers and small groups.  They were perfect for our Fall and Leaves unit in Pre-K!  Thank you so much!!” - Stephanie M.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Wonderful resource.  The graphics were adorable and the children remained engaged throughout the activity.  Thank you for sharing!!” - Tammy T.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I absolutely loved this! I will be using every year!  My students really enjoyed it too! Thanks!” - Betsy T.

CHECK OUT THESE ADDITIONAL SCIENCE ACTIVITIES

Investigation Activity Sets

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• Pumpkin Science Center Investigation Activities
• Leaf Science & Tree Science Center Investigation Activities
• Plants & Seeds Science Center Investigation Activities
• Flower Science Center Investigation Activities
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Sorting Activity Sets

• Life Science Sorting Activities - EASY Science Activities for Preschool
• Physical Science Sorting Activities - EASY Science Activities for Preschool
• Earth Science Sorting Activities EASY Science Activities for Preschool
• Preschool Science Sorting BUNDLE - EASY Science Activities for Preschool
  

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• Meteorologist and Weather Station Dramatic Play Printables
• Space Station Dramatic Play Printables
• Science-Themed Dramatic Play Bundle Printables

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