Preschool - 5th Grade Activities : Page 17

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Make Valentine's Day breakfast special with this 'hearty' egg and toast recipe. This Valentine's Day breakfast gets a special twist with a heart-shaped egg.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Help your preschooler or preschooler with shape recognition, math, and matching by creating your own personal shapes cards, good for home or car.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

This science fair idea examines hydrogel superabsorbent polymer crystals. They can absorb 500 times their weight in water. Can they absorb other liquids too?

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

What happens when light hits a hard surface? Find out by conducting a simple light reflection experiment with your preschooler.

Learn all about Misty Copeland, a famous African American ballerina with this hands-on, colorful art project!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

This guessing game is a hoot. And it helps teach kids to categorize a set of objects-- a key skill for preschool.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

This light bulb science project includes step-by-step instructions for testing the heat from different light bulbs.

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.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

Encourage your child to explore her favorite fairy tale, and learn about characters, plot, setting and story sequence as she draws her own pictures.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.