2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 7

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

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.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

This will encourage your child to utilize their observation skills, develop aesthetic awareness, build artistic drawing abilities and learn about the seasons.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

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!

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

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

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

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.