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

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

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

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

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

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

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.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

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.

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!

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!