2nd - 4th Grade Activities : Page 10

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

Save some money this Halloween and work out fine motor skills by helping your child make his very own computer costume.

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

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces him to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Help your child build emotional awareness by creating a wheel full of pictures that make them feel a certain emotion.

Complete with the drippy, glittery shapes that make icicles so popular, this paper project can be hung everywhere from door frames to tabletops.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Fly into some rainy day fun with a cardboard airplane project. Making paper airplanes is fun, but you can add a new twist by using recycled materials instead.

In this enlightening transpiration experiment, kids will explore how the loss of water from plants through transpiration contributes to the water cycle.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

In this experiment you explore how tectonic plates move to create land and expand bodies of water.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

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

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

Children learn about mindfulness tools that may support them to manage their emotions. Then they will create their own video to teach others these same mindfulness tools.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.