4th - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 8

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

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.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

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

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

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

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

Science fair project which identifies the most effective insulator that you could use to make a winter coat by comparing how well cloth and cotton trap heat.

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

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

Science fair project which teaches you how to make your own homemade glue by combing curdled milk with baking soda.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.