3rd and 4th Grade Activities

Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

In this activity, your child will reflect on and write a story about a person who has embodied integrity and honesty in their life.

Make these lasting felt hearts and fill them with a sweet smelling combination of rice and spices to keep the Valentine spirit alive all year long.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

In this science fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

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

Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

4th graders construct an ocean food web to learn about consumers and trophic levels, food webs, and food chains in this cool ecology science fair project.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

What is elasticity? Students will investigate how this concept applies to bouncing ball physics by testing the bounces of balls made out of different materials.

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

This science fair project idea explores the different properties & interactions of sugar molecules.

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

Make your own recycling game that helps teach your child what can and should be recycled.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

This science fair project teaches about mold. Students will test different foods to see which grow mold the fastest.