1st - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 17

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Test out the pH levels of soil in your backyard versus soil in more wild environments to solve this science case.

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

This engaging project encourages young children to practice and refine the important scientific skills of sorting and classification.

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

Find out whether matte or shiny nail polish lasts longer.

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun experiment.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

What is surface tension? Kids will discover how water-skating insects use surface tension to keep from sinking by making a model water walker.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

People have favorite flavors, but what about ants? Which ant food is the most popular?

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

The objective of this science fair project is to experiment with balancing everyday objects and observing the the effects of gravity on materials.