2nd - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 19

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

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.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

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.

Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?