3rd Grade Science Activities : Page 11

If your mom likes flowers, make her a sweet gift that she'll treasure with this fun craft, a pretty Pressed Flowers Card!

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?