1st - 5th Grade Science Resources : Page 31

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

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

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.