Preschool - 4th Grade Science Activities : Page 5

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

It's not actually that hard to get energy from garbage! Kids learn how to make biogas in the form of methane with this cool and easy science fair project idea.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Can't make it to the beach? Bring the science of ocean waves home with this fun earth science-related craft.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

In this hands-on activity, kids learn what it takes to foster seedlings into full-grown plants, all in a regular old soda bottle!

The goal of this fun science fair project idea is to microwave candy and investigate: do some colors of M&Ms melt faster than others?

Here's a simple science activity that will help your child better understand how wells bring us water.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.