2nd - 5th Grade Science Resources : Page 16

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

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!