2nd - 7th Grade Activities : Page 35

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Have a young architect or designer on your hands? Here's an easy activity for him to learn the basics of landscape and architecture while having fun!

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Your child can emulate M.C. Escher with this hands-on art project for fall and Thanksgiving.

Kids will get a kick out of shopping for discounted "kicks" with this creative math game that focuses on percentages.

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Need an outdoor activity for your next party or family gathering? Try this wacky group relay game that's fun for adults and kids alike.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Introduce your kid to cooking basics as you make shepherd's pie: a traditional Irish dish thanks to the trusty potato!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Illustrate the importance of bicycle safety in this simple 5th grade science experiment. All you need to start are an egg, a Styrofoam ball, and rubber bands.

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

In this activity, your child will explore what it means and how it feels to live in a community.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Celebrate the Presidents Day the creative way by constructing toilet paper tube figurines of a couple famous U.S. Presidents!

Our baked French toast recipe is particularly tasty on a chilly winter morning. Make our baked French toast recipe with your child to teach them about measuring.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

A great recipe for a Cinco de Mayo party or any fiesta, any time of the year!

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

What better way to celebrate spring than with a fabulous flower party? Pack the day with fun flower activities and treats for a truly springalicious event!

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.