1st - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 34

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

This science project teaches students the relationship between compost and plant growth. Students conduct an experiment with different types of compost.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

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.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

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.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Science fair project determines relationship between number and variety of insects and spiders by collecting and counting invertebrates in a ecosystem.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.