2nd - 7th Grade Activities : Page 11

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

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!

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

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

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

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

If helping your child learn parts of speech makes you want to take a nap, try this exercise. It's a sure way to keep those creative juices flowing.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Learn about magnifying glasses, concave lenses and inverted images by sending rays of light through a magnifying glass in this cool science fair project!

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Mummy chic or rag-tag retro? Catch the oldest trend in bandaged jewelry!

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

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.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Create an outer space painting with chalk, water and black paper in this art project that explores the solar system.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

Challenge your kid to use his knowledge about percentages in this fun game. Just roll the dice and race to calculate the percentage.

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.