Science: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quizzes

Children love to discover for themselves that shouting makes people jump and that water when cooled becomes ice; they quickly embrace the idea that animals can move by themselves but plants cannot; they relish that some foods taste wonderful whilst others taste terrible. And every 7 year old with a garden knows exactly how far a worm can be stretched before it breaks!

The quizzes below help shine a light on some of the many facets of science. Animals, energy, forces, materials and weather all have their own suites of questions.

There are over 600 pictures in the quizzes and each one can be expanded simply by clicking on it - each click will reveal a little more about the world in which we live.

It’s important to do everything possible to nurture the inquisitiveness of young children and to encourage them to learn for themselves. Having said that, best go easy on the worm experiments!