1st - 8th Grade Activities : Page 18

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

Create addition problems using critical thinking skills in this fun second grade math card game.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This Valentine's Day, promote strong hearts with an active relay that the whole family can enjoy! It's light on the wallet, but heavy on heart health.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

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

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

Create a DIY Electromagnet! Using a 9v battery to create an electrical field around a nail, students explore electromagnetism in this cool science project idea.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

A Valentine's Day pop-up card is the perfect way to show your love on February 14th. Get creative with a fun 3-D paper art project.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Dog valentine cards are perfect for the pet lover in your life. Make a dog valentine card with your child this February.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.