2nd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 2

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

This project explores whether there is an effect on people, including heart rate and self-expressed mood, when they are exposed to different types of music.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

In this fun science fair project idea, kids will experiment with various methods in order to discover the fastest way to cool a soda.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Create safe lightning for kids! They'll learn how to make lightning at home with this fun science fair project idea illustrating static charges and grounding.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Create your very own Sleep Book filled with a menagerie of made-up nonsense creatures and discover how different animals catch some zzz's.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.