4th - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 20

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

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

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

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

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

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

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

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

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.

In this science fair project, students will try to discover if test subjects can detect the presence of Monosodium Glutumate (MSG) in food.

Science fair project which examines the relationship between frequency of spider web vibration and spider's response time.

Does dough rise faster with unbleached or bleached flour? Investigate in this science fair project idea.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

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

This science project teaches students about organic farming and the benefits and disadvantages of commercial plant food.

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

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

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!

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

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

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

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.