2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 11

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this second grade shamrock tote bag craft.

Decorating pumpkins is a safer, cleaner alternative to carving. These Cubist art pumpkins are easy and fun to make, and serve as great fall decor.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Pizza for breakfast? Celebrate Father's Day with a fun filled cooking treat.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

Practice subtraction with your second grader in this fun dice game. Math concepts have never been more fun!

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

Create this homemade slinky snake from recycled materials. It can move and slither about like the real thing!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

Turn up the heat this February with a melted crayon heart, a crafty and colorful decoration for Valentine's Day.

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

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Take a fun and simple look at the concept of parallel lines with your child. This art activity is great for fine motor skills and perfect for Valentine's Day!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.