Elementary School Science Activities : Page 36

Your child can use Styrofoam, green paint and toothpicks to create her own cactus plant sculpture.

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Introduce your child to the wonders of colorful chemistry with this simple food coloring project.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.