Try a Wind Power Experiment With Your Kindergarten Scientists

Looking for a simple, hands-on wind power experiment that’s perfect for early learners? This interactive science activity lets Kindergarten students explore what wind can move by using a straw to blow on different classroom objects.

This wind power experiment is designed to help young learners observe, predict, and test how wind can cause motion, even though they can’t see it! This inquiry-based approach is perfect for building science skills in the earliest grades.

A Wind Power STEM Experiment Kids LOVE!

This resource is a Wind Power STEM Experiment Kids Love! It is designed for preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Students will:

• Use a straw to act as “the wind”
• Test whether wind can move various lightweight or heavy objects
• Record their results on a kid-friendly mini-book
• Build oral language and observation skills as they explain what happened

Simple setup and minimal materials make this activity easy to implement and exciting for students to explore wind power in action.

Download Your Preschool Wind Experiments PDF

Ready to get started? Download and print this preschool wind experiments pack, which includes:

• An illustrated mini-book
• Teacher instructions and setup tips
• Object ideas for testing wind power
• Optional cut-and-paste reflection activity

Use this wind power experiment as part of a science center, small group, or class-wide investigation into the invisible forces all around us.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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