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Fifth Grade Activities

By the time students reach the fifth grade, they will be able to create many educational and entertaining activities by themselves. The fifth grade activities ideas Education.com provides below, such as making a bouncy ball, keeping a candle burning underwater, and building a homemade thermometer, are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to inspiring ingenuity and resourcefulness in the fifth grade classroom.

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Build Vocabulary by Breaking it Down!

Build Vocabulary by Breaking it Down!

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

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Reading & writing

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Make a Progress Portfolio

Make a Progress Portfolio

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

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Make an Apostrophe Collage

Make an Apostrophe Collage

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

5th grade

Reading & writing

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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color

Find Out Why Leaves Change Color

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

5th grade

Science

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Guess My Rock!

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

5th grade

Science

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Create a Comic Strip

Create a Comic Strip

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

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Reading & writing

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Make Ice Cream in a Baggie!

Make Ice Cream in a Baggie!

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

5th grade

Science

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The Red Cabbage Acid Test

The Red Cabbage Acid Test

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

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Science

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Foam It! Cause a Chemical Reaction

Foam It! Cause a Chemical Reaction

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

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Science

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Algebra All Around: 3 Activities

Algebra All Around: 3 Activities

Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.

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Make Your Own Electricity

Make Your Own Electricity

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

5th grade

Science

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French Cricket

Here's a game your child is sure to love playing with her friends: French Cricket. Just grab a baseball bat and a tennis ball, and you're set.

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Frisbee Fun

Introduce your child to the world of kite flying with Kite Frisbee, a great game that develops her kite flying and Frisbee playing abilities at the same time.

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Pumpkin Nut Bread

Pumpkin Nut Bread

Here's a pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes for a wonderful project on a crisp autumn afternoon.

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Book Spine Poems

Book Spine Poems

Let your aspiring poet use book titles to create a funky and visually-appealing masterpiece!

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Glitter Vase

The elegance of a glitter vase will rival the flowers inside it! Help your child craft this artsy gift as a special gift for a loved one.

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Tasseography

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

5th grade

Social studies

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Make Feather Earrings

Make Feather Earrings

Pretty fluttery feather earrings add a light touch to any outfit. Your child will float on air knowing she made the earrings herself.

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Kokeshi Doll

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

5th grade

Social studies

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Flower Bookmarks

Flower Bookmarks

Say goodbye to lost bookmarks with the flower bookmark that knows how to hold on tight!

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Black and White Pumpkin

Black and White Pumpkin

Halloween's the perfect time for a fun monochromatic art activity -- and a pumpkin's the perfect subject!

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Locker Board

Let your child create a fun and easy locker blackboard out of an old cereal box!

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Make Your Own Campaign Poster

Make Your Own Campaign Poster

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

5th grade

Social studies

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Solar System Garland

Solar System Garland

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your kid to astronomy.

5th grade

Science

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Easter Cupcakes

Easter Cupcakes

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

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