1st - 4th Grade Science Activities : Page 11

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

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

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

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

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.

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

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.