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Fourth Grade Science Activities and Experiments

Browse through our Fourth Grade science activities & experiments. We have many Fourth Grade science activities to keep your student learning on the fly, all year long. For more in depth science projects, take a look at the Science Fair Project Ideas section of the site.

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An hour glass, sometimes called a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock, and measure the time it keeps.
Make a Sand Clock
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.
Skin Science!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.
Recycled Wire Hanger Bird Feeder
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.
Exploding Marshmallows!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.
How Long is Your Shadow on the Shortest Day?
Fourth Grade
Earth & Space Science
Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.
Make a Hovercraft!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Make physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work in this simple cone-and-carton water experiment.
Friendly Physics: Make a Water Wheel
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, architectural and science skills.
Make a Mini Waterfall
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!
Make Dried Apple Rings
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, or just to pamper herself.
Make You Own Soap
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!
A Glow in the Dark Bonanza!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.
Simple Machines at Home
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Let your fabulous fourth grader use her favorite flowers, fruits and herbs to cook up a delicious perfume that she can wear proudly to school!
Homemade Perfume
Fourth Grade
Nature Activities
This experiment will introduce your child to the concept that carbon dioxide is produced by yeast, and that sugars best feed the yeast, using balloons.
Yeast Science: Can Yeast Inflate a Balloon?
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.
Do a Balloon Sandbag Science Experiment
Fourth Grade
Physical Science

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