1st - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 24

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Let your young adventurer go bug hunting in the great outdoors with their very own bug net!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

The goal of this science fair project is to discover the science behind carbonated soft drinks and apply this knowledge to create a new one.

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

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.