3rd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 23

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Homemade breakfast bars with chocolate and cherries make a tasty to-go breakfast for Valentine's Day. Whip up a batch of homemade breakfast bars with your kid.

Help your crafty kid make rocket-shaped party favors to hand out to friends and family on Independence Day!

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Follow these easy instructions to make a working sundial with your kid! Find out what other cool things the Aztecs created in this activity.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate different ways to generate static electricity and record its effects.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

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

By using your child's own activity schedule, you can strengthen his understanding of elapsed time, and get him organized along the way!

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.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Mad Libs are fun but they're even better when your fourth grader gets to make the story himself!

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Your child can transform a triangle of felt into a colorful and motivating pennant sharing all her favorite characteristics and traits.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Crowned with orange cream cheese frosting and studded with chocolate chips, these pumpkin muffins make a delicious fall treat.

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

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Embrace the spooky and creepy thrills of Halloween night with a nightlight that will do more to frighten than soothe.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!