1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 12

What's the chemistry behind dyeing Easter eggs? Will adding vinegar to dye help the eggshell absorb the color? This colorful science project has the answers!

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

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

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

Find out which type of sponge holds the most water.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

Trying to find sums of groups of multiples is a great way to practice your addition. Be sure to double check your work. If you clear all of the cards, you win!

Who said snow globes have to be round and made of glass? Here’s our take on this holiday favorite, using paper and plastic.

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Create a little magic with this special craft that transforms a regular paper tree into a Valentine masterpiece.

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

Milk is made of water and fat; but how can you separate the two? Find out in this color changing milk experiment.

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

In this CD hovercraft science project, students will construct their own DIY hovercraft.

This reindeer hat is cute and festive for your child during the holiday season. Make a reindeer hat this Christmas with your child.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Bring barnyard fun to a rainy day by making this simple pig nose, or make several noses and round up two of your child's friends to act out Three Little Pigs.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.