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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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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
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Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
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.
5th grade
Science
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Make a Homework Helper Bookmark!
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Make a Homework Helper Bookmark!
Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.
5th grade
Reading & writing
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Space Saver: Create a Notebook Holder
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Space Saver: Create a Notebook Holder
Here's an activity that has your teenager or child upcycling empty cereal boxes to create a handy, one-of-a-kind notebook holder to keep her space organized.
5th grade
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Fabulous "Fortune Cookie" Cupcakes
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Fabulous "Fortune Cookie" Cupcakes
Your fifth grader will love dreaming up special fortunes and embedding them in mouthwatering cupcakes for friends and family.
5th grade
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Mayflower Math
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Mayflower Math
When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!
5th grade
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The Mayflower Compact: Would You Sign?
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The Mayflower Compact: Would You Sign?
Would you sign the Mayflower Compact? Read it and see!
5th grade
Social studies
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Sourdough Science!
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Sourdough Science!
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
5th grade
Science
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.
5th grade
Science
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Recycled Plastic Wallet
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Recycled Plastic Wallet
Show your fifth grader how fun and fashionable recycling can be! Guide her in making her own wallet by fusing together old plastic bags with an iron.
5th grade
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Build a Balloon...Out of Paper!
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Build a Balloon...Out of Paper!
Teach your fifth grader the ancient Japanese art of origami with this incredible origami balloon that uses just one piece of paper!
5th grade
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Try Water Science Trickery!
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Try Water Science Trickery!
This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.
5th grade
Science
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Make Woolly Pompoms
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Make Woolly Pompoms
Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.
5th grade
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Send Water Uphill!
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Send Water Uphill!
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!
5th grade
Science
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Pan de Muerto Recipe
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Pan de Muerto Recipe
Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.
5th grade
Social studies
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Create a Dia de los Muertos Altar
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Create a Dia de los Muertos Altar
Try this 4th-5th grade arts and crafts activity and learn about the traditions of another culture: make a Dia de los Muertos altar in honor of your loved ones.
5th grade
Social studies
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Draft a Family Constitution
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Draft a Family Constitution
What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.
5th grade
Social studies
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Be an Inspector Detective for a Day
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Be an Inspector Detective for a Day
Be an inspector detective for a day in this fun mystery game that puts your child's powers of observation to the test. Perfect for a party or group gathering.
5th grade
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Create a Cube and Find Its Surface Area
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Create a Cube and Find Its Surface Area
Make learning how to calculate surface area easy and fun using this simple hands-on approach.
5th grade
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Homemade Tornado
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Homemade Tornado
Create a tornado vortex in your kitchen in this 5th grade science experiment. All you need are two plastic bottles, duct tape, and a metal washer to begin.
5th grade
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Break the Egg
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Break the Egg
Illustrate the importance of bicycle safety in this simple 5th grade science experiment. All you need to start are an egg, a Styrofoam ball, and rubber bands.
5th grade
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.
5th grade
Science
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Boat Racer
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Boat Racer
Invite your fifth grader to design a fleet of miniature paddle boats to race in the family bathtub.
5th grade
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Keep a Candle Burning Underwater!
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Keep a Candle Burning Underwater!
Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.
5th grade
Science
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New Year, New You
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New Year, New You
Help your child visualize her goals for the new year by creating a self-portrait that represents all of the amazing things she has done and hopes to do.
5th grade
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President Match
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President Match
Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!
5th grade
Social studies
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