1st - 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 4

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

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

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.