Preschool - 5th Grade Measurement Activities : Page 2

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Making candles from old candles is easy. Recycle old candle stubs to make a "new" candle, and teach your child about recycling at the same time!

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

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

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

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

Try a 100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt with your preschooler, and send her on the search for objects of different colors!

Preschoolers are fascinated by how colors can be mixed to form new ones. This activity combines color mixing with the concept of melting for extra science fun.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.