Wind Science Experiments and Activities
This collection of ideas explores the science of wind. You’ll find lots of wind science experiments and extension activities that are perfect for preschool and elementary. I get commissions for purchases made through the affiliate links in this post.
Wind Science Experiments and Activities
Experience the Wind
Use a ribbon stick to explore the wind outside. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers on a windy day. You can make your own ribbon stick with a few supplies.
Blow bubbles. Use the wind to make your bubbles.
Fly a kite. Wind is what makes flying a kite possible.
Build your own kite with instructions from Coffee Cups and Crayons.
Make an anemometer to measure the wind.
Set up a wind vane to observe the direction of the wind.
What Can the Wind Move?
Preschoolers ask Can the Wind Move It? in this science experiment from PreKinders. All you need is various objects and yourself.
Do paper airplanes fly better with a gust of wind? Design an experiment to find out.
Design an experiment to test the strength of the wind with this idea from Preschool Toolkit.
Explore wind resistance and 3-D shapes with this experiment from Gift of Curiosity.
Can the wind move soil? Try these erosion experiments to test it out.
Wind STEM
Learn how to build a windmill in this post sponsored by HughesNet and 4-H.
Design a seed to travel by wind in this STEM activity from Share It! Science.
Build a wind-powered car with instruction from Innovation Kids Lab.
Design a boat powered by wind.
Wind Art
Make a wind catcher with items from nature.
Create a colorful wind spinner with washers and paper clips like How Wee Learn.
Explore wind and try your hand at windy printmaking with this STEAM activity from Innovation Kids Lab.
Connect to a Book
After reading The Three Little Pigs, try this wind experiment from Fantastic Fun and Learning.
Read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. In it, William learns how to build a windmill and bring electricity to his village in order to water the crops.
I Am the Wind takes on a journey around the world with the wind. We discovers its importance to animals and environments all across the globe.
Read Little Dandelion Seeds the World to learn how dandelions use the wind to scatter their seeds.
Learn More About Wind
Left Brain Craft Brain explains why the wind blows and shares their own collection of wind activities.
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This post was originally published on March 26, 2021.
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