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.
A lot of science happens when you bake a cake. Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.
This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent such as Dawn, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!
More science activities for fifth grade:
Keep a Horizon Calendar
Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week for as long as you can to come up with your own calendar.
Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment
What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.
Make Colorful Crystals from Coal
Your child is familiar with coal: it's those chalky black briquettes that cook up burgers and hot dogs on the open grill. But does your child know that with a lot of pressure - and even more time - coal can be transformed into glittering diamonds?
Make a Fistful of Slime!
Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid. Sometimes called “oobleck” after the Dr. Seuss nonsense word, this unique slime has some surprising behaviors that will leave young experimenters craving more chemistry!
The Incredible Flexible Egg Experiment
In this experiment, a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches. Your child will be amazed, and you'll be teaching her how seemly impossible acts are any but - with the help of a little science!
Superhero Strength: A Science Trick
Have your kid easily defeat an adult in a contest of strength. Sound crazy? 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!
Get Hands-On with Environmentalism
Life is busy, and it's hard to think about the big topics, such as refining your child's environmental conscience. Sometimes just taking matters into your own hands is a great way to make an example for your child.
