Preschool - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 16

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

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

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

This activity allows your kindergartener to translate what they observe into a beautiful poem.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Your kindergartener will make prints of his favorite fruits and vegetables and learn how to organize and assemble his very own book.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

In this activity, you'll send your kindergartener on a scavenger hunt to find sounds and create a sound recording. Here's how!

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

The objective of this science fair project is to experiment with balancing everyday objects and observing the the effects of gravity on materials.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.