2nd - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 29

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

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.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

This activity challenges your student to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking to program multiple robots.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.