1st - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 7

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

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!

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

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

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

This easy Halloween-themed science experiment for first-graders is perfect for chilly October afternoons or great as a Halloween party activity.

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.