1st - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 9

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

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.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

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.

Help your child learn about animal classification with this fun and delicious activity.

How does a flashlight work? Kids will make a complete circuit and explore how voltage contributes to brightness with this science fair project idea.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

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

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Does electricity move better through thick wires or thin ones? kids will conduct this classic electricity experiment for this science fair project.

Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold? If so, why? Kids will find out with this fun and informative science fair project idea.

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

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.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

This adventurous art project will send kids on a scavenger hunt for fall materials they can use in their artwork. This craft also teaches kids about seasons.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

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

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.