1st - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 33

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Science fair project which determines whether it is numerically possible to be connected to every person on the earth within six degrees of separation.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

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

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

In this science fair project, students will try to discover if test subjects can detect the presence of Monosodium Glutumate (MSG) in food.

Your 1st grade scientist will improve her observation skills as she's encouraged to eat healthy by comparing the dry and fresh fruit in this experiment.

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

This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.