2nd - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 3

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Certain fruits can change gelatinâs ability to set. In this experiment, kids will discover what happens when gelatin meets pineapple enzyme.

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

This light bulb science project includes step-by-step instructions for testing the heat from different light bulbs.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Find out which type of sponge holds the most water.

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!

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Take a dive into the candy jar with this yummy science experiment.