2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 12

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

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.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

Looking for a simple, yet unique writing activity for your child on Valentine's Day? Try a hand at haiku!

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!

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

This prime number game is the perfect way to get to know prime numbers. Deal the cards and flip them over. When players a prime number they call out, "Prime!"

Have you ever noticed the ridges on a dog's nose? In this project, we take several dogs' nose prints and discover just how unique they are!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Help your child build emotional awareness by creating a wheel full of pictures that make them feel a certain emotion.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

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

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

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

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

Write a letter to Santa and bring back the lost art of letter writing. Learn how to write a carefully crafted wishlist using proper letter form.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.