3rd - 8th Grade Activities

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

Will the shape of an ice cube impact how fast the ice melts?

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.

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

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!

In this cool catalase and hydrogen peroxide experiment, kids put a potato in a jar of hydrogen peroxide to see how catalase acts as an enzyme.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

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!

This St. Patrick's day, stretch your child's social studies and math skills with this fun, cooperative learning game.

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.

This middle school science fair project determines whether DNA is most easily extracted from under-ripe, ripe, or over-ripe strawberries.

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

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a car that can be powered by a balloon!

In this design challenge, students will be tasked with creating a bouncy ball polymer!

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.