2nd - 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 27

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

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

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

This science project teaches students to classify different shapes of leaves.

Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

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

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Learn about savanna flora and fauna in this science project! Take a look at characteristics of tropical grassland plants and animals that help them survive.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.