2nd - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 8

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

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

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

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Have you ever noticed the ridges on a dog's nose? In this project, we take several dogs' nose prints and discover just how unique they are!

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

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.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

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

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

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

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.