1st - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 28

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

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

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Construct batteries that make electricity from fruits with this fun science fair project.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This science fair project idea explores whether a sundial is as accurate as an atomic clock when telling time.

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

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

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

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.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

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.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.