3rd Grade Activities : Page 3

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

This hands-on activity will introduce your third grader to the concepts of positive and negative space as she makes a shamrock!

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

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

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

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!

Instead of pulling out the usual Easter decorations, have your child transform cupcake liners into mini Easter baskets.

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

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

How does a flashlight work? Kids will make a complete circuit and explore how voltage contributes to brightness with this science fair project idea.

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

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold? If so, why? Kids will find out with this fun and informative science fair project idea.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Weave colorful Easter basket pictures out of construction paper and ribbon that open to reveal an assortment of fun Easter shapes!

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

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.

In this fun science project your child will get practice following directions and getting messy as they learn all about slime!

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.