2nd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 19

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!

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

Try a fun Mother's Day game for moms and kids to play together!

Photo coasters are a lot of fun, and this tutorial helps you make a unique set of low-cost photo coasters. Craft some photo coasters with your child.

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

This nutcracker soldier won't crack any nuts, but he will hide candies. Make a nutcracker soldier with your child this Christmas and have a cracking good time.

On Father's Day, delight Dad--and stretch your early reader, too!--with this adorable ABC book of "Fun with Dad."

Practice third and fourth grade measurement skills and make a practical holiday gift in the process!

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Bring the fun carnival game of ring toss to your home pool with this watery twist on the classic game.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

Return to school in style! Dress up your pencil holders with this delightful and always seasonally appropriate arts and craft project.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Help your child learn more about the military by having him create a portrait of a soldier and write a short summary about why that soldier is important.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!