3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 10

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate how yeast, a fungus, causes bread to rise.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

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

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

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

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

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

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

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.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?