2nd Grade Science Activities : Page 3

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

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.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

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.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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!

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

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

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

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

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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 explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.