2nd - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 27

Science fair project which uses coins flips to visually demonstrate the probability of an event and how to express it.

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

The objective this science fair project is to determine whether a bigger bag will allow a homemade hot air balloon to fly higher than smaller bag.

Find out which kind of bubble wrap fares best when put in impact.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

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 explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

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

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.

Did you know a mouse eats almost fifty times as much as a cow? Find out how and test out the strange science with your friends!

It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.