3rd and 4th Grade Life Science Activities : Page 2

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

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

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.