3rd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 14

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Here's a fun, geometric puzzle activity that will capture your child's interest and strengthen his number awareness and graphing skills.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

Is your child struggling to remember the rules of place value? Here's a fun series of hands-on activities to help your child put the value in place value!

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

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

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!

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

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