Elementary School Science Resources : Page 48

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

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