2nd - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 4

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

Check out this fun and easy science fair project idea on germination of a seed and learn to identify exterior and interior parts of a bean seed.

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

In this fun science project, learn about what happens to cut fruit and experiment with how to stop apples from turning brown.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.