2nd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 9

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

You've got to try it to believe it! Making these sweet treats allows your second grader to practice with measurement and boost his motor skills.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

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

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

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.

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

What's the relationship between temperature, air humidity and static electricity? Kids will find out with this free static electricity science fair project.

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.