5th Grade Activities : Page 21

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

This Labor Day, encourage your child to start thinking about jobs she'd like to learn more about and might consider for her future career.

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

Learn about the power of exponents. The objective of this science fair project is to explore and understand how exponents are used.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Merge the excitement of basketball tournaments with students’ excitement about books! This activity gives kids a chance to read and form opinions about the books.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

If your child's paragraphs need to transition from out-of-order to organized and smooth, try this simple, real-life activity.

Here is a cool and easy science project to determine the rate of chlorophyll breaks down and how it affects the color change of grass from green to yellow.

Get inspired by nature and use recycled materials to create unforgettable pencil holders in time for the back to school season.

Here's a hands-on activity that helps your child understand the concept of "circumference."

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

Help your student memorize the vocabulary needed to excel in geometry. This fun Tic-Tac-Toe game focuses on terms used when working with circles.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.