4th - 8th Grade Activities : Page 16

Decorate with a banner made from paper, clover shapes and buttons to celebrate spring or St. Patrick's Day!

This St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over delicious potato pancakes that work for any meal.

Encourage a bit of mystery and intrigue by teaching your clever kid how to create and use secret codes.

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

Improve critical thinking and logic skills as you compete to win in this fun, educational card game.

Challenge your kid to use his knowledge about percentages in this fun game. Just roll the dice and race to calculate the percentage.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

The goal of this science fair project is to discover the science behind carbonated soft drinks and apply this knowledge to create a new one.

Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. In this activity, your child can put pick up a paintbrush and create a self-portrait inspired by this renowned artist.

This prime number game is the perfect way to get to know prime numbers. Deal the cards and flip them over. When players a prime number they call out, "Prime!"

Get ready to make a dollar...using playing cards! The first player to accumulate the amount of points equal to a dollar wins.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Combine your creative fifth grader's love of nature, art and poetry with leaf printing!

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

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

Learn how to demagnetize a magnet and how physics can explain this phenomenon with this enlightening science fair project.

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.