5th Grade Activities : Page 10

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

This art project encourages kids to look closely at their favorite animal and recreate texture, pattern and silhouette with easy to follow instructions.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

Challenge your kid to use his knowledge about percentages in this fun game. Just roll the dice and race to calculate the percentage.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!

Encourage a bit of mystery and intrigue by teaching your clever kid how to create and use secret codes.

Make a creative Father's Day art card to celebrate your family's beloved guy!

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

This activity will further your child's ability to interpret graphs and apply math skills in a real-world situation.

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

Use Martin Luther King, Jr's historical "I Have a Dream Speech" to inspire your child to write down her own dreams.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Filling out forms can be a great learning experience for kids. Here's how to give your child some FORMal training.

Here are three healthy burger recipes your second grader can help you whip up for a summer barbecue!