3rd - 7th Grade Activities : Page 28

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

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

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

Try a fun Mother's Day game for moms and kids to play together!

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Practice third and fourth grade measurement skills and make a practical holiday gift in the process!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate different ways to generate static electricity and record its effects.

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Have a young architect or designer on your hands? Here's an easy activity for him to learn the basics of landscape and architecture while having fun!

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Kids will get a kick out of shopping for discounted "kicks" with this creative math game that focuses on percentages.

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Need an outdoor activity for your next party or family gathering? Try this wacky group relay game that's fun for adults and kids alike.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Introduce your kid to cooking basics as you make shepherd's pie: a traditional Irish dish thanks to the trusty potato!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Illustrate the importance of bicycle safety in this simple 5th grade science experiment. All you need to start are an egg, a Styrofoam ball, and rubber bands.

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.