2nd - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 22

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

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

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

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

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

This science project explores the concept of being opaque or clear. Can you make something clear opaque? Or something opaque clear?

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

In this science fair project, learn how a mineral streak is made and how it can help identify an unknown mineral.

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

Kids learn how to prevent erosion by growing grass. They'll test soil with grass against raw soil in this revealing science fair project idea for 4th grade.

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!