3rd - 8th Grade Measuring Temperature Activities

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

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.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

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.

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

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

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Get your kindergartener involved in the kitchen by making healthy cupcakes loaded with veggies and protein in this fun cooking activity.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

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Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Bring the fun carnival game of ring toss to your home pool with this watery twist on the classic game.