1st - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 34

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.