3rd - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 12

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

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

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

Put your young paleontologist's puzzle-solving skills to the test by having her hunt for dinosaur bones and then assemble them to create dinosaur skeletons.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

Is cleaning with lemon effective? Get ready to give this science project some elbow grease and find out if acidic lemons can be used as a cleaning agent.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

This science fair project on testing water hardness is a great introduction to practical chemistry. Test and learn the difference between hard and soft water.

This science fair idea examines hydrogel superabsorbent polymer crystals. They can absorb 500 times their weight in water. Can they absorb other liquids too?

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.