3rd - 8th Grade Activities : Page 2

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

In this windmill model science project, you will build a windmill to learn about wheel-and-axle machines and how these simple machines are used to do work.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

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!

This project explores whether there is an effect on people, including heart rate and self-expressed mood, when they are exposed to different types of music.

This hands-on activity will introduce your third grader to the concepts of positive and negative space as she makes a shamrock!

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

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

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

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

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

Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.

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

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

What is vegetative reproduction? Find out how you can clone plants and regrow cabbage from a stem in this cool experiment!

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

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