2nd and 3rd Grade Activities : Page 7

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

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

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Get kids to celebrate Earth Day by designing their very own junk truck.

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

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

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

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

This 'handy' Thanksgiving wreath gets your child to focus on things he's grateful for all year. Create a Thanksgiving wreath with your child this November.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

Does your child know how to read a map? Teach this important skill with an activity that makes map reading and map creating practical and fun!

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.