1st - 3rd Grade Measurement Activities : Page 2

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

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

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

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

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.