Kindergarten - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 17

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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 kindergartener identify and sort eight different kinds of common seeds on this "seed wheel" plate you can use all growing season.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

Help your kindergarten or first grade child use his creativity to make a beautiful magnetic patterned structure while discovering the wonders of magnets.

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate different ways to generate static electricity and record its effects.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

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

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

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

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

With some cookie dough and ordinary household objects, let your kindergartener explore how fossil imprints are made.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.