3rd and 4th Grade Activities : Page 11

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Transform a brown paper grocery bag into a hat in this arts and crafts activity!

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

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Are you looking for an easy-to-play, fun game? Try Cat and Mouse. All you need is a large bed sheet or tablecloth, a "cat" and a "mouse", and you're all set.

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.

Play this fun basketball game to help your third grader master their multiplication tables.

To reach goals and gain accomplishments, you have to have a plan for success. This activity will help your child to create goals for the upcoming school year.