1st - 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 5

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.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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.

Help your child measure breezy weather in her environment by making a wind vane for kids, a simple version of the classic scientific measurement tool.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

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

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

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

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

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

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

In this experiment you explore how tectonic plates move to create land and expand bodies of water.

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

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.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.