Preschool - 6th Grade Science Activities : Page 39

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

In this cool experiment, learn how to find specific gravity of minerals using liquids of different densities to see which substances and items sink and float.

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

This science fair project idea determines the probability of a coin landing heads or tails.

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Introduce your child to the wonders of colorful chemistry with this simple food coloring project.

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.