2nd - 5th Grade Physical Science Activities : Page 3

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

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

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.