4th Grade Science Activities : Page 11

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

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

Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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

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

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

What's the difference between a microwave and an oven? Use mashed potatoes to explore which kitchen appliance does a better job at keeping food warm.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

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

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

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

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.

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

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

This science project teaches students to classify different shapes of leaves.

Science fair project that identifies the differences between soils from different environments and attempts to figure out why those differences exist.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

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

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

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!