Kindergarten - 4th Grade Science Activities : Page 17

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Climates with more snowfall have more coniferous forests and fewer deciduous ? Learn about how pine trees in a coniferous forest adapted to withstand snow.

Here's a simple and fun kindergarten or first grade gardening activity: grow a miniature container garden in a paper egg carton. Great for kinesthetic learners.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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

This science fair project idea determines if crystals will absorb food dye and if colors will mix by the process of diffusion.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

This plaster fossil activity is a fun supplement to preschool science. Use plaster to make imprints of your child's handprints, footprints and other objects!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

This activity is a fun way for your first grader to learn about how veggies help your body while being creative with art and drama. Here's how to get started.