1st - 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 16

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

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!

In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun and lets kids actually paint the snow!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

Take a closer look at your furry friend (or the furry friend of a neighbor -- with permission) to discover if communication exists between cats and humans.

In this experiment, kids will see if pruning tomato plants makes them more fruitful and learn about the factors that contribute to a plant's fruit production.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

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

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Help your young learner discover why the insects that a spider eats stick to its web but the spider doesn't.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

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

Develop your child's mathematical and engineering skills with this fun building brick challenge. In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create a boat out of building bricks.