Showing Results for action

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

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

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

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!

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.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Your third grader will love reliving his favorite holiday story as he creates a charming Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer sculpture!

A Christmas tree advent calendar will help your child count down the days until the holiday. This craft is a great way to keep your child busy this winter.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.

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