3rd Grade Life Science Resources : Page 2

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Cherries usually burst with flavor, but in this science experiment they burst with osmotic pressure. This science activity will blow your curious kid's mind!

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

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!

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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

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.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.