1st - 3rd Grade Activities : Page 5

The objective of this science project was to build a model of a volcano and observe reaction between different substances, including baking soda and vinegar.

Set your child's creative spirit free with heart art! He'll experiment placing hearts in patterns, designs, and configurations to make this 'heartfelt' art.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Combine kids' love of scavenger hunts with consonant blends to create a fun game that's perfect for everything from birthday parties to rainy days at home.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

This unique project will help your child learn the basics of assemblage and he'll create a perfectly festive pumpkin in the process.

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

In this activity, your second grader will design her very own heart map to show what she's really made of.

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

These homemade Valentine's Day cards offer a heartfelt greeting for a special friend. Our homemade Valentine's Day cards feature hearts and a funny message.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

This heart paper chain is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Include some decorations in a simple AB pattern and work on pattern recognition.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.