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15 Science Experiments for Autumn and Fall

November 5, 2013 By Emma Vanstone Leave a Comment

Autumn is such a great time of year, I love the colourful leaves underfoot and the first hint of winter. To celebrate the changing seasons I’ve pulled together a wonderful collection of Fall Science Experiments.

I’ve also got a brand new book coming out in October perfect for Halloween!

Gross Science book for kids

Fall Science Experiments for Kids

First up is this lovely fall sensory rice tray. This would be great for sorting seeds too.

autumn rice tray. Coloured rice filled with pine cones, pumpkin seeds and more autumn treasures.

Hunt for autumn treasures and sort them!

Tuff tray with masking tape over the top to divide it into sections. Different coloured leaves and other autumn nature items are in each section.

Model the changing seasons with this fun LEGO activity. We had great fun searching for the right coloured bricks and little props for each season.

Autumn lego tree

Can you collect sticks to make and test rafts with?

Find out why leaves change colour in fall and make a lovely autumn collage.

Try some leaf printing. You could add faces to make this a bit more exciting.

leaf printing. Image of red, orange and yellow prints made with leaves

This is a great collection of fun things to do with sticks and leaves. We love the peg leaf people!

Get messy with some fun autumn goo or make some autumn ice.

Ice filled with pinecones and leaves

Try some apple bobbing? Do you know why the apples keep popping up?

Get your friends and family guessing with some lovely autumn estimating jars.

Autumn estimating jars - jars filled with leaves and pinecones

Find out why hedgehogs hibernate.

Get creative in the kitchen and explore changes of state with toffee apples or treacle toffee.

toffee apples sat on a wooden board for a changing state science activity — Delicious red caramel apples on table

I love this identify a tree activity from Edventures with Kids.

Learn about static electricity with these jumping leaves.

Make a magic potion using items collected on an autumn walk. Take a strip of contact paper out with you to attach your treasures to as you explore.

magic potion made with petals, sticks and leaves

If you’ve got apples to spare why not see if you can stop them rotting? Or make some lovely apple cider.

We love this gorgeous autumn sensory table from The Imagination Tree.

Find out how tall a tree is without climbing it!

How tall is a tree? Image shows a child bending over in a forest to try to work out how tall the tree is

Do you know how to find out how old a tree is?

Did you know you can make pinecone weather station using just pinecones?

pinecones sat on a windowsill ready for to use as a pinecone weather station.

Look after birds in the colder months with these easy bird feeders.

How about these Stick Man activity ideas? Stick Man is a great book for this time of year.

Red Ted Art some great ideas for preserving leaves including pressing leaves.

Don’t forget to check out our fun Halloween Science Experiment ideas too.

Pumpkin lava lamp and a large pumpkin on a bench

Finally, with Christmas just around the corner you could make some fun science kits to give as gifts.

Can you think of any more Fall Science Experiments for us?

Science for Autumn - fun collection of autumn and fall science experiments for kids of all ages #autumnscience #fallscience #scienceforkids

Last Updated on September 21, 2021 by Emma Vanstone

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These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

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