2nd Grade Activities : Page 2

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

In this science fair project, kids will be able to see where germs reside on their hands while gaining insight into the benefits of thorough hand washing.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

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

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.