3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 7

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

To practice place value, here's a fun hands-on activity to get your child flipping through place value with ease!

How does a flashlight work? Kids will make a complete circuit and explore how voltage contributes to brightness with this science fair project idea.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Encourage your child to take a page from Bridget Riley and the op art movement, and see if she can create an optical illusion in her artwork.

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

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!

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

Build second and third grade writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Being able to guess the likelihood of an event is a useful skill. Discuss probability with your kid as you play this fun math card game!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Learn about magnifying glasses, concave lenses and inverted images by sending rays of light through a magnifying glass in this cool science fair project!

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.