3rd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 2

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.

Kids build a desert food chain, desert food web, and desert food pyramid in this cool science fair project to learn about trophic levels and consumers.

This shamrock wreath will allow your child to practice tracing and layering shapes and is the perfect way to get everyone in the mood for St. Patrick's Day.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

In this fun science fair project idea, kids will experiment with various methods in order to discover the fastest way to cool a soda.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

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.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

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.

In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!

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

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

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

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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.

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

What is vegetative reproduction? Find out how you can clone plants and regrow cabbage from a stem in this cool experiment!

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

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

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

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

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

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