Preschool - 4th Grade Science Activities : Page 31

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Conduct a simple experiment with your child to study how dirt tracks change as they age in this 1st grade science activity.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Your kindergartener will have a blast helping you craft these fun, eco-friendly potted place cards.

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

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

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.