1st - 7th Grade Activities : Page 12

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Cookie, snow globe or puzzle? This holiday cookie is all three! Celebrate the holidays with this puzzle cookie, a crafty twist on a delicious dessert.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Penguins just may be the cutest cold-weather creatures ever! Creating this penguin is a perfect way for your tot to practice cutting out different shapes.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Help your child honor her grandpa this Father's Day by creating an original photo essay just for him.

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.

Your child can be Santa's Helper this year by making a Christmas card and a paper poinsettia for someone in her life who may get overlooked this year.

Help your first grade reader understand verbs by doing them in this boisterous playground relay race.

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.

All you need to put together this guitar is an old shoebox. Soon your kid will be rocking out while saving room in the landfill.

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

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

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

Get inspired by nature and use recycled materials to create unforgettable pencil holders in time for the back to school season.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.