2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 16

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Learn how to make onigiri, a popular Japanese snack.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Capture a bit of magic with these mesmerizing ice balloons!

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

This little bumble bee is the perfect springtime party table decoration and is great practice for pattern-making, folding and cutting.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Learn how to make fairy wings with these easy instructions. See how to make fairy wings for Halloween or dress-up time.

This science fair idea examines hydrogel superabsorbent polymer crystals. They can absorb 500 times their weight in water. Can they absorb other liquids too?

Turn a boring lunch bag into a personalized suburban house. Your child will look forward to his lunch when he has the coolest bag house on the block!

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Representing the story in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Make subtraction practice more fun with this outdoor review game that's great for beginning math learners and more advanced!

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.