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3rd - 5th Grade Physical Science Activities
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Bounce an Egg
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Bounce an Egg
Third Grade
Physical Science
Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!
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Bounce an Egg
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Bounce an Egg
Explore scientific concepts with this experiment that introduces kids to the scientific method!
Third Grade
Physical Science
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Keep a Candle Burning Underwater!
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Keep a Candle Burning Underwater!
Third Grade
Physical Science
Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.
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Keep a Candle Burning Underwater!
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Keep a Candle Burning Underwater!
Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Homemade Frozen Yogurt
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Homemade Frozen Yogurt
Pre-K
Physical Science
Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!
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Homemade Frozen Yogurt
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Homemade Frozen Yogurt
Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!
Pre-K
Physical Science
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How to Separate Salt from Water
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How to Separate Salt from Water
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
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How to Separate Salt from Water
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How to Separate Salt from Water
In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Vinegar and Baking Soda Balloon
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Vinegar and Baking Soda Balloon
Third Grade
Physical Science
Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!
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Vinegar and Baking Soda Balloon
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Vinegar and Baking Soda Balloon
Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Bake a Chemistry Cake
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Bake a Chemistry Cake
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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.
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Bake a Chemistry Cake
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Bake a Chemistry Cake
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.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
Third Grade
Physical Science
In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
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How to Make a Bouncy Ball
In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Series and Parallel Circuits
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Series and Parallel Circuits
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!
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Series and Parallel Circuits
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Series and Parallel Circuits
How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Testing the Solubility of Common Liquid Solvents
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Testing the Solubility of Common Liquid Solvents
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.
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Testing the Solubility of Common Liquid Solvents
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Testing the Solubility of Common Liquid Solvents
In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon
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Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon
Third Grade
Measurement
How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!
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Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon
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Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon
How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!
Third Grade
Measurement
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Talking to Plants
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Talking to Plants
Third Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.
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Talking to Plants
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Talking to Plants
This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Volcano Project
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Volcano Project
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.
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Volcano Project
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Volcano Project
Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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The Science of Sound
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The Science of Sound
Third Grade
Physical Science
What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.
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The Science of Sound
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The Science of Sound
What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Build a Popsicle Stick Bridge
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Build a Popsicle Stick Bridge
Third Grade
Physical Science
Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.
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Build a Popsicle Stick Bridge
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Build a Popsicle Stick Bridge
Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Layering Liquids: Explore Density Science
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Layering Liquids: Explore Density Science
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.
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Layering Liquids: Explore Density Science
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Layering Liquids: Explore Density Science
Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Do a Balloon Sandbag Science Experiment
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Do a Balloon Sandbag Science Experiment
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.
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Do a Balloon Sandbag Science Experiment
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Do a Balloon Sandbag Science Experiment
Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Bending Light Experiment
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Bending Light Experiment
Third Grade
Physical Science
If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!
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Bending Light Experiment
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Bending Light Experiment
If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Egg in a Bottle
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Egg in a Bottle
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!
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Egg in a Bottle
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Egg in a Bottle
Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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How Does Sound Travel?
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How Does Sound Travel?
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.
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How Does Sound Travel?
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How Does Sound Travel?
The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
First Grade
Physical Science
Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
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Make a Fistful of Slime!
Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.
First Grade
Physical Science
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Triboluminescence Experiment
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Triboluminescence Experiment
Third Grade
Physical Science
Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!
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Triboluminescence Experiment
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Triboluminescence Experiment
Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!
Third Grade
Physical Science
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
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How to Make a Cartesian Diver
Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Float My Clay Boat
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Float My Clay Boat
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.
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Float My Clay Boat
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Float My Clay Boat
Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Molecule Madness: A Water Experiment
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Molecule Madness: A Water Experiment
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!
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Molecule Madness: A Water Experiment
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Molecule Madness: A Water Experiment
Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Homemade Submarine
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Homemade Submarine
Third Grade
Physical Science
Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.
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Homemade Submarine
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Homemade Submarine
Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Make a Balloon Stick to the Wall Like "Magic"
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Make a Balloon Stick to the Wall Like "Magic"
Third Grade
Physical Science
Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.
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Make a Balloon Stick to the Wall Like "Magic"
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Make a Balloon Stick to the Wall Like "Magic"
Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment
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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.
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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment
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Break the Tension: A Water Experiment
Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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