Elementary School Physical Science Activities : Page 5

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

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!

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Introduce your child to the wonders of colorful chemistry with this simple food coloring project.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.