3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 26

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

Get your kids in the kitchen this Fourth of July and celebrate the holiday with some delicious and nutritious kid-friendly recipes!

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

This fun writing activity takes a regular task - writing a story - and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience for hilarious results!

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

This tissue paper painting activity has been developed especially with special needs children in mind, but is an enjoyable craft for just about anyone.

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Got a jousting knight at home? Try this project and help him make his very own shield.

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!

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

Pretty fluttery feather earrings add a light touch to any outfit. Your child will float on air knowing she made the earrings herself.

Math Baseball is a fun and competitive way to review new math concepts and simple computations.

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your third grader's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.