4th Grade Science Activities
Browse through our fourth grade science activities. We have many 4th grade science activities to keep your fourth grader learning on the fly, all year long. From recreating the solar system to making a battery, you'll find our collection of fourth grade science activities below.
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.
Skewered Balloons!
Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.
Make Footwear Impressions - CSI Style!
Learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do! Take a look at forensic science with your child.
Make a Mind-Bending Illusion!
What happens when the eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be factual? This fun science activity can reinforce this phenomenon using simple household items.
Making Mold: A Science Experiment
Mold spores are everywhere just waiting for the right environment to grow and multiply in. But what is the best environment for them? This scientific experiment will help your child find out, while developing important hypothesis and experiment-building skills.
Make a Volcano that Really Erupts!
Your child will be hooked on chemistry after she builds a model volcano by combining an acid and an alkaline substance. Whoosh!
Recycled Wire Hanger Bird Feeder
Here's a science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your kid's learning, and good for the planet, too.
Make a Sundial
How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.
Exploding Marshmallows!
Does your child ask questions about the magical mystery microwave? Now you can show her how and why it works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside.
Make a Sand Clock
An hour glass, sometimes called a sand glass or a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock, and learn to measure the time it keeps.
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