2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 26

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Try to pop other opponents balloons while trying to protect your own. This exciting game is sure to be a hit with the kids at your next party!

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

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

Get active at home by pretending to be different animals! Use this fun and engaging activity to move your body, get silly, and practice gross motor skills.

Celebrate spring by creating a cute crawly critter bag to fill with your favorite candy!

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

What happens after the prince and the princess get married? This writing activity allows your child to answer that question for herself.

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

In this activity, your child will explore the difference between boredom and curiosity in building greater attentiveness and happiness in the present moment.

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

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun experiment.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Play Tip It, a silly and rowdy game that kids love!

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

2nd graders with some weaving experience can turn a gallon milk jug and plastic grocery bags into a functional basket.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.