Elementary School Science Activities : Page 23

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Get this cool science fair idea to explore how arctic tundra animals change their behavior and adapt to survive in long, cold winters.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

Create your own cloud with an activity that will explain how important concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation work.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.