Preschool - 4th Grade Science Activities : Page 32

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

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

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Create a bee garden to help shelter bees in your area.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Jazz up your patio or backyard with hip and quirky planters made from simple Mason jars.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

Introduce your child to the wonders of colorful chemistry with this simple food coloring project.

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.

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

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

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

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

In this activity, students will be challenged to describe and count the ways a toy moves from one position on a grid to another.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!