4th - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 17

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

What is biodiversity? Kids will study different areas of their backyards to see which is the most diverse to learn about biodiversity and random sampling.

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

Science fair project that determines whether mass and weight are the same or different.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

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

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.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

What is condensation? Little mad scientists will learn about condensation, states of matter, and air pressure by conducting this cool science experiment.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

This science fair project idea studies which kind of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic) is most damaged by frozen water.

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

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

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.