Elementary School Measurement Activities : Page 3

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

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

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Make this delectable custard, meringue, and graham cracker pie will give your fifth grader practice with measurement and get him interested in the kitchen.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Science fair project which simulates the global conveyor belts on a small scale, and observes the effects of wind, density and temperature on water movement.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

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.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?