1st - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 10

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Your kid will be captivated as she watches liquids change color before her very eyes during this fun science project that introduces some chemistry basics.

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

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

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

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

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!