15 Fun ideas for Science with LEGO

Here at Science Sparks, we love LEGO®. My children play with LEGO® or DUPLO® every day, and it's been fantastic for helping them develop fine motor control and logic skills and for learning to read and understand instructions. We use LEGO® for building, making up imaginative stories, and, of course, for experiments and investigations. These are some of our favourite science ideas with LEGO®.

Easy Science Ideas using LEGO®

Learn about bar charts using some sweets and DUPLO. You could make a smaller version of this with LEGO too.

Lego Bar chart made using DUPLO bricks on a large green plate

Make a LEGO/DUPLO bridge and find a way to test how strong it is.

Find out how fast different types of paper absorb water to reveal a hidden LEGO man.

Use LEGO/DUPLO to make a ramp and explore how different gradients affect the speed of cars.

Set up a fun LEGO excavation like Lemon Lime Adventures.

Or how about a LEGO catapult like this cool one from Frugal Fun for Boys

Have fun learning to count and measure using DUPLO in this great post from The Imagination Tree

Make a Numeracy at Home box and add some LEGO bricks for counting, comparing size etc.

How fast can you get a LEGO balloon powered car to travel?

Can you make a LEGO or DUPLO metre ruler?

Discover how many LEGO bricks tall you are in this simple activity.

Hide a LEGO man in ice and explore how to rescue him.

Will a LEGO man float on oil or water?

Work on your memory skills with this fun Guess Who game.

Can you make a stable structure. We used sweets in this post, but it would work just as well with LEGO.

Investigate how waterproof different materials are by using them as a roof and spraying with water.

More ideas for learning with LEGO®

We reviewed some great DUPLO sets from LEGO Education recently, and I cannot recommend them enough. I also bought my 7 year old a set of LEGO Education Doors, Windows & Roof Tiles which he hasn't stopped playing with. They've been fantastic for reinvigorating his love for building freely.