1st - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 12

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

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

What's the difference between a microwave and an oven? Use mashed potatoes to explore which kitchen appliance does a better job at keeping food warm.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

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

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

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

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

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

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.