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Middle School Science Activities and Experiments

Browse through our Middle School science activities & experiments. We have many Middle School 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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As your middle-schooler makes a beautiful and unique greeting card, he'll also be learning about two key properties of liquids: surface tension and density.
Make Marbled Paper Greeting Cards
Middle School
Physical Science
Try this simple activity with your middle schooler to help him develop an understanding of why scientific classification systems exist and how they work.
Practice Classification in Action
Middle School
Life Science
It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.
Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
Middle School
Chemistry
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
Sourdough Science!
Middle School
Life Science
With this activity, not only will you be experimenting with giving accurate information, you'll also teach your child how to write good scientific procedures.
Put Together a Procedure!
Middle School
Physical Science
Show your child the wonders of water, life's most important element, with this fascinating water garden.
Make a Water Garden
Middle School
Life Science
Teach your middle school-aged child the principle of Boyle's Law by making this crazy potato cannon and having a blast shooting it together outdoors.
Potato Cannon!
Middle School
Physical Science
Is your child struggling with the principles of magnetism? Here's a fun activity to demonstrate polarity and understand the basic principles of magnetism.
Experiment with Magnet Magic
Middle School
Physical Science
In this math and science activity, help your middleschooler learn about proportion and measurement with just her shadow and a tape measure!
Impossible Heights: Calculate and Measure with Your Shadow!
Middle School
Earth & Space Science
Trick your eye with this easy-to-make animation flip book! It's a fun way to learn about persistence of vision and is creative enough to entertain anyone.
Create a Flip Book!
Middle School
Life Science
Learn how matter transmits sound with a simple, hands-on experiment using sand, water and air.
What Does It Matter?
Middle School
Physical Science
Want to give your teen some insight into the scientific method and get the house cleaned? This activity promises both!
Spring Cleaning Science
Middle School
Chemistry
Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.
Landscape Photography
Middle School
Nature Activities
For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!
Explore Genetics by Finding Family Traits!
Middle School
Life Science
Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!
Make a Molecule
Middle School
Chemistry

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