2nd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 3

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

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

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

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

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

This hands-on activity will introduce your third grader to the concepts of positive and negative space as she makes a shamrock!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

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.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

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