Elementary School Science Activities : Page 21

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

This project examines what types of objects burn and which burn faster and cleaner.

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

The objective of this science fair project is to experiment with balancing everyday objects and observing the the effects of gravity on materials.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Help your child create a garden journal sketchbook as she observes and records the natural world through the changing seasons.

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

Planning a beach vacation? Here's a cool nature craft you can make in the sand with your child.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Science fair project which uses coins flips to visually demonstrate the probability of an event and how to express it.

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

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

In this project, create and examine garden mulch to find out what critters live in the messy, muddy layers just above the soil.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.