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Fourth Grade Science Activities and Experiments

Broaden your child’s understanding of how the world works with these engaging fourth grade science experiments and activities. Young scientists can explore the laws of physics as they separate mixed spices through induction, make their own sand clock, and learn about ancient building techniques, investigate earth science by crafting their own weathervane or sundial, or create miniature gardens as they learn about life science.

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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
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Design Challenge: Inflate a Balloon
In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to find a solution that can inflate a balloon.
3rd grade
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Clay Animation
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Clay Animation
In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.
4th grade
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Robot Domino Effect
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Robot Domino Effect
This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot initiate a domino effect.
4th grade
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
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Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket
In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.
3rd grade
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
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Design Challenge: Making a Water Slide
Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!
3rd grade
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
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Design Challenge: Making a Solar Oven
In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake cookies or s'mores!
3rd grade
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Design Challenge: Egg Drop
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Design Challenge: Egg Drop
In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a contraption that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.
3rd grade
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
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Design Challenge: Making a Parachute
In this design thinking activity, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.
3rd grade
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Liquid Chromatography
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Liquid Chromatography
Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!
4th grade
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Layers of the Earth Project
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Layers of the Earth Project
Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!
4th grade
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Lung Model
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Lung Model
Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.
4th grade
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Fall Party
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Fall Party
Celebrate autumn with a seasonal bash. Welcome the fall with a festive party for your little one and her friends, full of crafts, snacks and fun games.
4th grade
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Coral Polyp
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Coral Polyp
Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.
4th grade
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Slinky Physics
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Slinky Physics
What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.
4th grade
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Tea Garden
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Tea Garden
Help your child plant a âtea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.
4th grade
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Do a Balloon Sandbag Science Experiment
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Do a Balloon Sandbag Science Experiment
Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.
4th grade
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Simple Machines at Home
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Simple Machines at Home
Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.
4th grade
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Bottle Terrarium
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Bottle Terrarium
Help your child create a magical miniature garden in the most unlikely of places: a recycled plastic bottle!
4th grade
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Soda Bottle Planter
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Soda Bottle Planter
Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.
4th grade
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Make Dried Apple Rings
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Make Dried Apple Rings
Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!
4th grade
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Seed Bomb Recipe
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Seed Bomb Recipe
Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.
4th grade
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Bee Garden
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Bee Garden
Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.
4th grade
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Recycling Christmas Lights
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Recycling Christmas Lights
Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.
4th grade
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Flying Potato
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Flying Potato
These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.
4th grade
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Seeds in a Glove
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Seeds in a Glove
Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.
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