2nd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 18

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Ever wonder how those kooky kazoos work? Get to know the science behind this silly instrument by making your very own kazoo!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Simple and straightforward, this money math game helps kids practice counting, adding change, and working with decimals.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

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

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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!

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

Science fair project which identifies the most effective insulator that you could use to make a winter coat by comparing how well cloth and cotton trap heat.

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.