3rd - 5th Grade Life Science Activities : Page 2

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

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

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

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

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

Which do you prefer: real or artificial? Try this sweet little taste experiment to help your kids develop a better awareness of the food they consume.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!