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Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

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

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

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

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

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

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

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

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.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.