Science Activities and Games
Science activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy science activities to more advanced science experiments, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search by grade.
Make Frost on the Window!
As a fifth grader your child will more than likely have an opportunity to grow crystals from various chemical solutions at school. Here is a fun and nifty science experiment they could perform at home.
Make a Homemade Lava Lamp!
They're mesmerizing, colorful, and make any room look retro. But lava lamps can also be a great way to teach your child about science.
Make Homemade Glue!
Have you ever run out of glue right when you need it? Let your third grader come to the rescue! This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.
Go on a Geometry Scavenger Hunt
Here's a fun way to help your teen make important connections between geometry in school and geometry in real life, and cross over into the arts at the same time.
What Doesn't Belong? A Categorization Game
In this outdoor activity you and your child will have fun hunting for objects that have something in common and choosing one that doesn’t belong in the group. The object of the game is to have the other person figure out what item doesn’t quite fit. Your child will have so much fun ...
Popsicle Stick Bird House
Help your nature enthusiast connect to her fine feathered friends right in your neighborhood by constructing a bird habitat and feeding station she can watch throughout the summer and fall.
Spin the Bucket: A Centripetal Force Experiment
Have your middle schooler try this classic and entertaining activity that demonstrates circular motion. Due to the nature of flying water and bucket, it is best to perform this activity outside. Be careful, you may get soaked!
Shrinky Dink Science
Bring back the groovy memories and create new ones for your middle schooler by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about the science of plastics and polymers.
Curds and Whey: A Milky Experiment
Have you or your child ever heard that nursery rhyme and wondered just what curds and whey are anyway? Do this simple, and yes, gross, experiment together to find out!
Match That! A Spatial Observation Game
Developing a keen eye for observation is an essential skill for any scientist and a fundamental step of the scientific method. Help your middle schooler (and yourself!) improve his observation skills by playing this simple game.
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