120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
10 projects for Grade 3
Fold a flat sheet of paper into a bridge and test how many pennies it can hold.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectLift fingerprints with cocoa powder and tape and sort them into arches, loops and whorls.
35 to 50 min · 6 materialsView projectFold paper strips into halves, thirds, fourths and more, and use them to compare and match fractions.
35 to 55 min · 5 materialsView projectGuess lengths, masses and volumes first, then measure them, and see how close your estimates can get.
30 to 45 min · 5 materialsView projectUse rows of counters to see multiplication, and discover why 3 times 4 equals 4 times 3.
30 to 45 min · 3 materialsView projectLift a load with a fixed pulley and a moving pulley and measure how much easier each one makes the job.
40 to 60 min · 6 materialsView projectRoll a toy car down a ramp onto different floors and find out which surface slows it the most.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectMake a guitar from a box and rubber bands and discover how to make higher and lower sounds.
35 to 50 min · 5 materialsView projectPour water through sand, clay and garden soil and find out which one lets water pass through fastest.
35 to 50 min · 8 materialsView projectCut a tangram puzzle into seven pieces and rearrange them to make animals, houses and shapes that share the same area.
30 to 45 min · 3 materialsView projectEduVistaHQ.com · Learn • Explore • Grow. Olympiad-inspired activities are practice for the skills those competitions use. EduVistaHQ is not affiliated with Science Olympiad or any other competition organization.