1st - 7th Grade Activities : Page 21

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

Wax paper hearts are a unique and glittery gift for a special friend on Valentine's Day. Make wax paper hearts with your child this February.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

This flower necklace will have your child practicing patterns, repetition and tracing. Plus, it's so colorful and cute that it makes the perfect gift.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Help your second grader understand compound words by doing this fast, goofy three legged race.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Help your first grade child figure out contractions and their original two words by playing this simple game, Contraction Concentration!

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Kids write about their favorite parts of school in 100 words to celebrate 100 days of school in this 5th grade writing activity.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

To practice place value, here's a fun hands-on activity to get your child flipping through place value with ease!