3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 6

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

It's not actually that hard to get energy from garbage! Kids learn how to make biogas in the form of methane with this cool and easy science fair project idea.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Practice multiplication facts by playing baseball in this fun, third grade math board game.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will learn about emotions and how they change, just like many parts of nature. Then they will spend time outside, exploring and reflecting on what they have learned.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.