1st - 7th Grade Activities : Page 2

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Create safe lightning for kids! They'll learn how to make lightning at home with this fun science fair project idea illustrating static charges and grounding.

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

This experiment investigates the relationship between the temperature of a candle and its burn rate.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

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

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Create your very own adorable reindeer to keep you company throughout the holiday season.