5th Grade Activities : Page 7

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

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 activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

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

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Let your fifth grader use his wits to challenge friends to complete their labyrinthine book of mazes!

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

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.

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.

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

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.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Here's a fun, geometric puzzle activity that will capture your child's interest and strengthen his number awareness and graphing skills.

Learn about the effect of artificial light on plant growth versus natural sunlight and delve into some biology and botany concepts in this science project.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

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

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