Easy Physics Experiments for Kids

What goes up must come down. This is a principle of gravity, but is brought to you by the larger umbrella of physics. If you are looking for some fun ways to do some physics lessons with your kids, it might be hard to find ones that aren’t just a study of gravity. After all, what kid doesn’t love just dropping things on purpose? Gravity is a fun thing to study, but physics is so much more than that. It can be a great deal of fun to teach to all ages of kids from pre-school to high school, especially if you have some Easy Physics Experiments for Kids on board.

Easy Physics Experiments for Kids

Make a Lemon Clock with these simple instructions from Energy Quest. This even includes information about lemon energy for discussions.

Frugal Fun for Boys has a very simple Transfer of Energy Experiment you can do with marbles and a simple ruler.

Study inertia with these simple Inertia Experiments like The Non-Rolling Marble, Penny in a Cup and Catch a Quarter from Science Matters.

Pre-schoolers will love this Splat! Experiment with Fun-A-Day. It uses art to help little ones explore gravity.

Buggy and Buddy show you how to create a Marble Run for exploring physics. This looks like so much fun, too!

Kids will love this experiment with density using candy bars from Reading Confetti. Make your predictions and go!

The Dancing Milk Experiment from Carrots Are Orange allows you to explore how different densities act with each other.

Tinkerlab has a simple Marshmallow Experiment that helps explain how heat affects matter.

I think this Dancing Raisins Science Experiment from Gift of Curiosity is a lot of fun and a great way to show the states of matter.

Use fruit to show the classic Sink or Float Experiment with these instructions from Edventures for Kids. There is even a free printable worksheet with this one.

Show how arching works in regards to bridge building and physics with this simple Arching Experiment using bricks and cardboard from Imagine Childhood.

This Heat Sensitive Color Changing Slime from Left Brain Craft Brain is the perfect way to show the effects of heat on matter.