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.

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.

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

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

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

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.

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.

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.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

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

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.

In this fun science fair project idea, kids will experiment with various methods in order to discover the fastest way to cool a soda.

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

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.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

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 idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

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

Kids learn how to manipulate additive and subtractive colors to send secret messages with red colored filters in this cool science fair project idea.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

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!

What are the effects of fertilizer on plant growth? What's the best fertilizer type (solid, liquid or powder)? Kids find out in this science fair project idea.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Here's a fun holiday activity that will have you and your child singing, laughing, and using a thesaurus!

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

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!