3rd - 6th Grade Activities : Page 7

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

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

While your cells are much too small to see without a microscope, you can create the look of a cell in your very own home with just an egg and vinegar!

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

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

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

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

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

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

Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold? If so, why? Kids will find out with this fun and informative science fair project idea.

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

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.

Build a paper boat that's modeled on the ones used to cross the Nile River in ancient Egypt!

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.