2nd and 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 14

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.