2nd and 3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 8

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

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.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.

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

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

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

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

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Will increasing the amount of salt in water effect how slow or fast the water freezes?

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

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.

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

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

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

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.