Preschool - 6th Grade Activities : Page 8

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

This paper heart craft is a simple Valentine's Day activity that gets kids to stretch fine motor skills. Make a paper heart craft with your child this February.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

This reindeer hat is cute and festive for your child during the holiday season. Make a reindeer hat this Christmas with your child.

This winter world craft will introduce your kid to pointillism, a technique in which dots are used to create a recognizable image.

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Try this simple activity to stimulate some very complex thinking with your first grader to develop those all-important reading and comprehension skills.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Kids entranced by Little House on the Prairie? This popsicle stick "log cabin" is a great introduction to pioneer history.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

This snowflake garland will bring some winter wonder to your house. Make a sparkling snowflake garland with your child this winter.

This caterpillar math game gets your child to work on addition and subtraction. Challenge your child's math prowess with this fast-paced caterpillar math game.

Get your preschooler ready for kindergarten by helping them learn numbers 1-10 with homemade snowflake counting cards in this arts and crafts activity.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Take your child outside during winter time and have them observe the leafless trees before having them make a watercolor of a tree or trees using masking tape. They’re sure to love their winter tree painting, plus they make lovely decorations in the home!

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

It doesnât take long for flashcard drills about prefixes and suffixes to get old. Turn the learning process into a treasure hunt with this fun activity!