Elementary School Physical Science Activities : Page 7

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

Help your kindergarten scientist understand the concept of surface tension with this simple science experiment.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.