3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 11

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

In this Bernoulli's Principle experiment, you'll learn how an increase in the speed of a fluid, like air, decreases pressure.

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

Weave colorful Easter basket pictures out of construction paper and ribbon that open to reveal an assortment of fun Easter shapes!

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

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.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

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

Make your own recycling game that helps teach your child what can and should be recycled.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

This prime number game is the perfect way to get to know prime numbers. Deal the cards and flip them over. When players a prime number they call out, "Prime!"

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

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

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

In this pinto bean germination experiment, you'll learn about how fertilizer aids in growing pinto beans into seedlings.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.

Does electricity move better through thick wires or thin ones? kids will conduct this classic electricity experiment for this science fair project.

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

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