Middle School Science Activities
Browse through our middle school science activities. 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.
Make Loofah Soap
This soap making activity shows how to tackle the grime, and teaches some interesting facts about soap and a unique plant called the loofah.
Impossible Heights: Calculate and Measure with Your Shadow!
This math-inspired activity encourages your middleschooler to get outdoors and explore the movement of the sun. With just a tape measure and her shadow, your child will learn about proportion and how it can be the key to measuring impossible heights.
Be a Flower Spy!
Flowers are up to some very important business: they are reproducing! In this activity find out who the flowers' "partners in crime" are by being a flower spy.
Make Marbled Paper Greeting Cards
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 a Magical Water Garden
Show your child the wonders of water, life's most important element, with this fascinating water garden. She will see firsthand how organisms can coexist using symbiosis.
Do a Spring Cleaning Science Experiment!
Guide your teen through some spring cleaning science. He'll gain insight into the scientific method and familiarize himself with the pros and cons of cleaning products.
Put Together a Procedure!
If following directions is hard for your child, why not turn the tables and teach her how to effectively give instructions? With this fun activity you'll also be teaching your child how to write good scientific procedures that can be reproducible.
Practice Classification in Action
When scientific items are properly organized, not only are they powerful tools for scientists, they can also predict yet undiscovered items. Try this simple activity with your child to help him develop an understanding of why scientific classification systems exist and how they are developed.
Landscape Photography with Ansel Adams
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, like famed American photographer Ansel Adams.
Experiment with Magnet Magic
Is your child struggling to get a handle on the principles of magnetism? Here's a fun activity to demonstrate polarity and understand the basic principles of magnetism.
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