Math Activities : Page 4

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.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Play with shapes, like triangles and circles, to help your child review the different kinds and create a new picture!

Play this "subtraction war" card game with your second grader and watch his math facts mastery leap forward!

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works:

Boost shape recognition with this matching game where your child will pair up sticks to create simple shapes.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Science fair project that determines how UV radiation emitted by the sun varies depending on the time of day, using a handheld UV detector

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Create a graph based on the interests of family member's to see who has what in common. Your child will practice her math skills and get to know the family!

Study the impact of environment on seed germination among three materials: soil, paper towel, and cloth. Note when seeds germinate and how well they germinate

Use an Elihu Thomson apparatus, also known as a ring launcher, to learn about electromagnetism concepts and the properties of various metals.

This fun math card game is a great opportunity to discuss probability with your third grader.

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Help your preschooler or preschooler with shape recognition, math, and matching by creating your own personal shapes cards, good for home or car.

In this cool experiment, learn about the forces of resistance in a liquid and race marbles in a cylinder to find out which fluids have a high viscosity.

In this project students learn about the golden ratio and investigate if it can be used to predict people's assessment of beauty in others.

Use this fun spin-off of Bingo to help your child practice number recognition and listening skills!