3rd and 4th Grade Activities : Page 6

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Learn about magnifying glasses, concave lenses and inverted images by sending rays of light through a magnifying glass in this cool science fair project!

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Reinforce your child’s foundational math skills while creating small works of seasonal art with this creative Halloween rock painting activity!

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Being able to guess the likelihood of an event is a useful skill. Discuss probability with your kid as you play this fun math card game!

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.