Preschool - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 20

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

It's easy to plant your own in-home container garden! This planter contains pizza-themed herbs and is a perfect early gardening activity for kindergarteners.

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

Science fair project which simulates the global conveyor belts on a small scale, and observes the effects of wind, density and temperature on water movement.

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

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

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Take a trip to the pet store and then make a scrapbook to help your kindergartener learn the difference between living and non living things!

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

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

This science fair project idea studies which kind of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic) is most damaged by frozen water.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

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

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

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

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment