Activities : Page 5

Study the effect of music on random rote memory. Examine the practical application of music in learning and education.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Learn how to demagnetize a magnet and how physics can explain this phenomenon with this enlightening science fair project.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

This creepy, crawly spider fiber arts project is a great way to practice combining different materials to create an interesting work of decorative art.

This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.

Have your child create a little leprechaun to celebrate the season and create a little mischief.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Celebrate the flavors of fall by making this sweet breakfast treat with your child. It beats the stuff from the box any day!

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Reinforce your child's measurement and problem solving skills this holiday season! This decadent bread pudding, dressed up with pumpkin and warm spices, is a holiday show-stopper.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

Once your child has mastered the letters of the alphabet it's time to start building words! Try out this activity that encourages simple word recognition.

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

This science fair project focuses on a polymer called hydrogel super absorbent crystal which absorbs water, swelling to many times its original size.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.