5th Grade Activities : Page 6

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

In this social emotional learning activity, you will help your child practice mindfulness of emotions, guiding them to create a word search to understand and explain feeling words.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

This easy strawberry banana smoothie is a healthy treat for kids. Make an easy strawberry banana smoothie for your child for a heart-healthy Valentine's Day.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Does electricity move better through thick wires or thin ones? kids will conduct this classic electricity experiment for this science fair project.

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.