Science Activities : Page 20

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

This project will explore whether music influences physical endurance.

This fascinating science fair project explores eye color genotypes.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.

Kids use applied math to build and test a parabolic mirror solar hot dog cooker in this cool engineering science fair project idea for middle school.

This project examines various algorithms to determine the ideal algorithm for a strategy game.

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

In this science fair project idea, kids make water dance on the surface of a hot pan with the Leidenfrost Effect.

This project examines whether and what associations exist between numbers and letters and colors.

In this Bernoulli's Principle experiment, you'll learn how an increase in the speed of a fluid, like air, decreases pressure.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

This science fair project idea models industrial oil spills and determines if they have an impact on wildlife living beneath the surface of the water.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

When the wind starts blowing, you and your child can plant a sponge garden in the comfort of your own kitchen. Here's how:

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Try this activity with your child to explore what happens to rain (and the living things that need it) when it becomes polluted.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Detail the chemical properties, nutritional value, medicinal effects of garlic, Write a detailed report, prepare recipes.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.