5th Grade Science Activities
Looking for games and activities to support your fifth grader in school? This year is all about giving her the skills to make middle school a breeze. From science activities for curious kids to math games that make fractions fun, we've got great ideas to keep learning going outside of the classroom.
Send Water Uphill!
Your little scientist will create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as she sees the water move "uphill" through the tubing!
Halloween Decorations: Make Ghouly Hands!
Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Here's science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from some simple chemistry.
Create a Collection That Rocks!
Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.
Make Mother's Day Fudge
She may work hard to fix the family veggies, but it's a rare mom who doesn't appreciate a special chocolate treat on Mother's Day, especially if her child helped make it!
Beanstalk in a Box
In fifth grade, students explore plant and animal adaptations. Here's a fun activity you can do at home to explore a plant adaptation called phototropism.
Make Plasma Soup and Explore the Components of Blood
Blood is made up of four different parts, and each part is important and unique. This activity will introduce your child to each component of blood and give him a fun way to study the properties of blood.
Test for Iron in Fruit Juices
This experiment will actually let your child to test for iron in some fruit juices. Before you begin, develop a hypothesis (a guess), of which fruit juice may include iron and which doesn't.
Observe the Greenhouse Effect in a Jar
This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect. Your child will be able to see for himself how greenhouses work, and relate this understanding to what occurs in our atmosphere.
Make Frost on the Window!
As a fifth grader your child will more than likely have an opportunity to grow crystals from various chemical solutions at school. Here is a fun and nifty science experiment they could perform at home.
Make a Fossil From Glue!
Fossils are ancient plant, animal and microbe life that lived in the distance past preserved in stone. You can make your own fossils at home with a little modeling clay and glue.
