2nd - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 23

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

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

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

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

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Can you imagine a sky filled with bright, colorful bubbles? Make this whimsical scene come alive with bubble science!

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Here is a cool and easy science project to determine the rate of chlorophyll breaks down and how it affects the color change of grass from green to yellow.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

Science fair project that identifies the differences between soils from different environments and attempts to figure out why those differences exist.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!