2nd - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 16

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

This science experiment tests why guacamole goes brown and if leaving the pit in will stop guacamole from turning brown.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

What is biodiversity? Kids will study different areas of their backyards to see which is the most diverse to learn about biodiversity and random sampling.

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

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

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Can a horse lead itself to the carrot? Train your horse with carrots and boxes and test horse memory in this fun zoology science fair project.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

You've heard all about oil spills, but can they really be that bad? After all, vegetable oil is in almost every yummy baking good from cookies to brownies.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!