3rd - 5th Grade Activities

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

Will the shape of an ice cube impact how fast the ice melts?

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

Make these lasting felt hearts and fill them with a sweet smelling combination of rice and spices to keep the Valentine spirit alive all year long.

Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

In this cool catalase and hydrogen peroxide experiment, kids put a potato in a jar of hydrogen peroxide to see how catalase acts as an enzyme.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties & interactions of sugar molecules.

Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

In this fun science fair project idea, kids will experiment with various methods in order to discover the fastest way to cool a soda.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Create safe lightning for kids! They'll learn how to make lightning at home with this fun science fair project idea illustrating static charges and grounding.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

In this windmill model science project, you will build a windmill to learn about wheel-and-axle machines and how these simple machines are used to do work.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will play a mindful listening game and create a video or skit that teaches others about mindful listening.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will hear the story Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids, learn the benefits of yoga, and create their own yoga sequence to teach someone else.

Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.