Science Jokes For Kids
Children love jokes — and these science jokes for kids are a great way to not only keep them entertained but also teach them science at the same time.
Parents and teachers will find these jokes useful for injecting a little humor into science lessons.
From riddles to puns and more, the humor will delight school-age children and kids of all ages! The’ll love sharing these jokes with friends and enjoying a good laugh.
The best science jokes for kids
These jokes are scientifically proven to have kids rolling with laughter. Be sure to check out jokes for each category of science below!
For middle schoolers and younger
1.) How much room do fungi need to grow?
As mushroom as possible.
2.) Why did the germ cross the microscope?
To get to the other slide.
3.) Why is the ocean so salty?
The land never waves back.
4.) Where do astronauts leave their spaceships?
At parking meteors.
5.) What did the volcano say to his wife?
I lava you so much.
6.) What do you do if you see a spaceman?
Park your car, man.
7.) What did the science book say to the math book?
You’ve got problems.
8.) Why did the cloud date the fog?
He was so down to earth.
9.) What do you get when you cross a caterpillar and a talking parrot?
A walky talkie.
10.) How can you tell if a tree is a dogwood tree?
By its bark.
Short science jokes every kid will love
1.) Why do tigers have stripes?
So they don’t get spotted.
2.) Do you know the name Pavlov?
It rings a bell.
3.) What does a cloud wear under his raincoat?
Thunderwear.
4.) How do you cut the sea in half?
With a see saw.
5.) When should you buy a bird?
When it’s going cheep.
6.) What did the tree wear to the pool party?
Swimming trunks.
7.) What do you call a deer with no eyes?
No I deer.
8.) Where is a rabbit’s favorite place to eat?
Ihop.
9.) How do trees get on the internet?
They log on.
10.) What goes zzub, zzub?
A bee flying backwards.
11.) What kind of hair do oceans have?
Wavy.
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Science riddles for growing minds
1.) What can you hold for no longer than a few seconds?
Your breath.
2.) I am as hard as a rock, but when you heat me up I melt. What am I?
An ice cube.
3.) I am hard as a stone but you can find me on your body. What am I?
Teeth.
4.) What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
5.) What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?
A yardstick.
6.) What goes up and down without moving?
The temperature.
7.) What is the center of gravity?
The letter V.
8.) I’m great at tasting but horrible at smelling. What am I?
A tongue.
9.) Why did the scientist take out his doorbell?
He wanted to win the no-bell prize.
10.) What can eat a lot of iron without getting sick?
Rust.
11.) What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
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Science jokes for teachers and parents
1.) What do you do when your science jokes don’t get a laugh?
Keep trying until you get a reaction.
2.) How do scientists freshen their breath?
With experi-mints.
3.) How did Ben Franklin feel after discovering electricity?
Shocked.
4.) How do we know that Saturn was married more than once?
Because she has a lot of rings.
5.) Why did the dinosaur cross the road?
Because the chicken wasn’t invented yet.
6.) How do you stop an astronaut’s baby from crying?
You rocket.
7.) What is a tornado’s favorite game to play?
Twister.
8.) What kind of tree can be placed into your hand?
A palm tree.
9.) What is an Astronaut’s favorite key on the keyboard?
The space bar.
10.) Where did the lightning bolt propose to his girlfriend?
Cloud nine.
11.) What do you call a dinosaur scientist who never goes outside to discover fossils?
A pale-eontologist.
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Science jokes for kids by category
Whether you are studying astronomy or physics, we’ve got the jokes for you!
Astronomy jokes
1.) How did the astronaut serve dinner in outer space?
On flying saucers.
2.) If you’re thinking about telescopes as a hobby,
you should look into it.
3.) How do astronomers organize a party?
They planet.
4.) Why couldn’t the astronaut book a room on the moon?
It was full.
5.) What kind of books do planets read?
Comet books.
6.) Why is the dieting advice to “eat light” so dangerous?
That’s how you become a black hole.
7.) Where do astronauts like to party?
The space bar.
8.) What kind of music do planets like?
Neptunes.
9.) How does the moon cut his hair?
Eclipse it.
10.) Why did the restaurant on the moon get bad reviews?
It had no atmosphere.
11.) How do you know when the moon is going broke?
When it’s down to its last quarter.
12.) Why didn’t the sun go to graduate school?
It already had a million degrees.
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Biology jokes – science jokes for kids
1.) Did you hear about the two red blood cells that fell in love?
It was all in vein.
2.) Why do researchers look forward to casual Fridays?
They can wear genes to work.
3.) What did the helpless T cell say when facing the infection?
Is there antibody out there?
4.) What do phlebotomists say before they take your blood?
B Positive!
5.) What is the difference between a dog and a marine biologist?
One wags a tail, and the other tags a whale.
6.) What do you call it when a biologist takes a photo of herself?
A cell-fie.
7.) Why is the mushroom always invited to parties?
He’s a fungi.
8.) Why did the biologist break up with the physicist?
They had no chemistry.
9.) What did the cell say when it bumped its foot during the night?
Mitosis!
10.) Why do bovine veterinarians like to travel?
They’re very cultured.
11.) Why did the woman break up with the zoologist?
He was too cell-fish.
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Chemistry jokes
1.) What do you call a clown in jail?
A silicon.
2.) Why are there so many bad science jokes?
All the good ones argon.
3.) What do you do if your chemistry teacher is sick?
If you can’t Helium or Curium, you Barium.
4.) Why are chemists so great at solving problems?
They have all the solutions.
5.) What fruit contains barium and double sodium?
BaNaNa.
6.) What kind of dogs do chemists have?
Laboratory Retrievers.
7.) Did you hear oxygen went on a date with potassium?
It went OK.
8.) What is the least interesting chemical element?
Bohrium.
9.) Where did the chemist have his lunch?
On a periodic table.
10.) What’s a pirate’s favorite element?
Aaaaargon.
11.) Why did the chemist read the book on helium so fast?
He couldn’t put it down.
12.) If H2O is the formula for water, then what is the formula for ice?
H2O cubed.
13.) Anyone know any jokes about sodium?
Na.
14.) Why do you go to jail for throwing sodium chloride at somebody?
It’s a salt.
15.) Why did the hipster chemist get burned?
He touched the beaker before it was cool.
Geology jokes – science jokes for kids
1.) What did the limestone say to the geologist?
Don’t take me for granite!
2.) Why is a moon rock tastier than an Earth rock?
It’s a little meteor.
3.) Why don’t geologists like scary movies?
Because they’re petrified.
4.) What did one tectonic plate say when he bumped into another?
Sorry, my fault.
5.) How do geologists ask each other out?
They say, “Are you a carbon sample? Because I’d love to date you.”
6.) Wanna hear the mountain joke?
Nah, you won’t get over it.
7.) Why do Geologists go to concerts?
To get their “rock” on.
8.) Where do geologists like to relax?
In a rocking chair.
9.) Why couldn’t the geologist think of the joke?
It was on the tip of her tungsten.
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Physics jokes
1.) What did the proton say to the electron to start a fight?
I’m sick of your negativity.
2.) Where does light end up when it breaks the law?
In prism.
3.) What is the name of the first electricity detective?
Sherlock Ohms.
4.) You matter!
Unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light, then you energy.
5.) What is a nuclear physicist’s favorite food?
Fission chips.
6.) Einstein developed a theory about space.
It was about time too.
7.) What do protons and life coaches have in common?
They know how to stay positive.
8.) Why is electricity the perfect student?
Because it conducts itself so well.
9.) What’s the matter?
Solid, liquid, gas.
10.) Why doesn’t the photon have any luggage?
He’s traveling light.
11.) Why is combining a proton and an electron to make a neutron so popular?
It’s free of charge.
Jokes about atoms
12.) Do you know why I don’t trust atoms?
Atoms make up everything.
13.) How do you know that atoms are Catholic?
They have mass.
14.) What did one quantum physicist say when he wanted to fight another quantum physicist?
Let me atom!
15.) What do you call a fish made up of two sodium atoms?
Two Na.
16.) What does a subatomic duck say?
Quark.
17.) What do you call a bunch of iron atoms at a carnival?
A ferrous wheel.
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Science jokes for nerds
1.) Why do chemists like nitrates so much?
They are cheaper than day rates.
2.) What did the thermometer say to the graduated cylinder?
You may have graduated, but I have more degrees.
3.) What did the chemist say when he heard oxygen and magnesium were dating?
OMg.
4.) Why were oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon wearing suits and ties?
They were a formyl group.
5.) If the Silver Surfer and Iron Man teamed up, what would that make them?
Alloys
6.) What did the infectious disease say when the bartender refused him service?
Well, you’re not a very good host.
7.) Why was the science teacher hesitant to give a lecture on mitosis?
It’s a divisive issue.
8.) What are you if you’re not part of the solution?
You’re part of the precipitate.
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By Greg Johnson | Published 8/8/2022
