Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

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

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

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

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!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

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

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

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

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

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.