1st - 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 17

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

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

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

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

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

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

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

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 this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Help your first grader explore the world of scientific measurement by "weighing" fruit with a "water scale"!

Take a closer look at the soil that surrounds us, and give your child a lesson in Geology 101!