4th - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 19

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

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

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

In this cool experiment, learn how to find specific gravity of minerals using liquids of different densities to see which substances and items sink and float.

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

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

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

This science fair project idea determines the probability of a coin landing heads or tails.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

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

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

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 that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.