1st - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 33

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

This activity challenges your student to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking to program multiple robots.