2nd and 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 6

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

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

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

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

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

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.