2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 3

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

In this science fair project, students discover how sedimentary layers form as sediments like mud, silt and sand settle over time.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

In this free science fair project idea, we learn about surface tension and how it can support mass—in this case, a floating paper clip.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

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

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

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

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

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!

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

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

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

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.