Elementary School Measurement Activities : Page 4

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

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!

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.