2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 14

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!

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

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

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Homemade dog treats are fun to make and delicious for your household pet. Make homemade dog treats to create personal Christmas gifts for dogs.

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

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

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

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

Demonstrate the properties of pressure and surface tension to explain how water can stay inside an upside down glass using cardboard.

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

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.

Use the holiday gift giving season as an excuse to give your fourth grader a valuable lesson in making and keeping a budget!

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

These gingerbread cookies can be baked by your third grader. Make a warm batch of gingerbread cookies to bring some extra holiday cheer to your home.

Save up your paper rolls to help your child create an upcycled craft that looks just like iron work!

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Make this mason jar craft that looks like a glowing snowflake and works like a lantern!

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.