Elementary School Measuring Temperature Activities : Page 3

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

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?

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

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.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

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!

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

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

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

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 science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.