3rd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 6

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Being able to guess the likelihood of an event is a useful skill. Discuss probability with your kid as you play this fun math card game!

Try a new approach to working with variables and equations by playing this tic-tac-toe game with your math student.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

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

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Improve your child's memory, focus, and concentration with this outdoor group memory game. For 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school age children.

Find out which type of sponge holds the most water.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

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

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

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.