3rd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 2

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!

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

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.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

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

This light bulb science project includes step-by-step instructions for testing the heat from different light bulbs.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

This project explores whether there is an effect on people, including heart rate and self-expressed mood, when they are exposed to different types of music.

This experiment investigates the relationship between the temperature of a candle and its burn rate.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

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

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

What's the relationship between temperature, air humidity and static electricity? Kids will find out with this free static electricity science fair project.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

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.

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine which conditions and materials quicken the composting process to make the best compost.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.