2nd and 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 11

Create a brush pile to help wintering wildlife stay warm and cozy through the winter.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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.

Does your child always demand to know why the sky is blue, how the sun moves across the sky, or where wind comes from?

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

This science fair project idea explores how enzyme inhibitors, active sites, non-competitive enzyme inhibitors, and substrates work.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

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