Elementary School Science Resources : Page 33

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

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

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

This science fair project investigates why the number of visible stars changes from place to place.

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

This project makes young children uniquely aware of their sense of touch and its ability to alone give them information about the world around them.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.