2nd - 4th Grade Holidays Science Resources

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

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!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

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.

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

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.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.