1st - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 19

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

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Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

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

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!