Search 5th Grade Earth & Space Science Hands-on Activities

27 filtered results
27 filtered results
5th grade
Earth & Space Science
Sort by
Explore Soil Erosion
Explore Soil Erosion
Activity
Explore Soil Erosion
Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Make a Hummingbird Feeder
Make a Hummingbird Feeder
Activity
Make a Hummingbird Feeder
With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!
5th grade
Science
Activity
Make Colorful Crystals from Coal
Make Colorful Crystals from Coal
Activity
Make Colorful Crystals from Coal
In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!
5th grade
Science
Activity
Sunset Calendar
Sunset Calendar
Activity
Sunset Calendar
Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!
5th grade
Science
Activity
Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
Activity
Go on a Backyard Botany Hunt
Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Glue Fossils
Glue Fossils
Activity
Glue Fossils
Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Homemade Thermometer
Homemade Thermometer
Activity
Homemade Thermometer
Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!
5th grade
Science
Activity
Guess My Rock!
Guess My Rock!
Activity
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
Activity
Study Game: Planets!
Study Game: Planets!
Activity
Study Game: Planets!
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.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Plant Habitats: Dandelions
Plant Habitats: Dandelions
Activity
Plant Habitats: Dandelions
In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Making Rain
Making Rain
Activity
Making Rain
Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Activity
Get Astronomical with an Indoor Star Show!
Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Observe the Greenhouse Effect in a Jar
Observe the Greenhouse Effect in a Jar
Activity
Observe the Greenhouse Effect in a Jar
This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Experiment with "Quicksand"
Experiment with "Quicksand"
Activity
Experiment with "Quicksand"
In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Construct a Winter Wind Chime
Construct a Winter Wind Chime
Activity
Construct a Winter Wind Chime
Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Grow Sparkling Borax Crystals
Grow Sparkling Borax Crystals
Activity
Grow Sparkling Borax Crystals
Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Speak up for the Earth
Speak up for the Earth
Activity
Speak up for the Earth
In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Family Tree Craft
Family Tree Craft
Activity
Family Tree Craft
Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Mother's Day Carnations
Mother's Day Carnations
Activity
Mother's Day Carnations
Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Insectivorous Terrarium
Insectivorous Terrarium
Activity
Insectivorous Terrarium
Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Ikebana: Flower Arrangement
Ikebana: Flower Arrangement
Activity
Ikebana: Flower Arrangement
Learn about Ikebana, or the Japanese art of flower arranging, with your child while artfully arranging spring flowers!
5th grade
Science
Activity
Make a Galaxy Mobile
Make a Galaxy Mobile
Activity
Make a Galaxy Mobile
Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Solar System Garland
Solar System Garland
Activity
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 child to astronomy.
5th grade
Science
Activity
Air Particle Experiment
Air Particle Experiment
Activity
Air Particle Experiment
This easy at-home experiment is a great way to "see" science.
5th grade
Science
Activity
DIY Bird Feeder
DIY Bird Feeder
Activity
DIY Bird Feeder
Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!
5th grade
Science
Activity

Search 5th Grade Earth & Space Science Hands-on Activities

Fifth grade earth science is exciting! Full of DIY volcanoes, solar system studies, and homemade crystals, the subject can really bring science to life. Kids can also learn a little more about rocks with geology activities. Help students discover the wondrous science that's happening all around them with these earth science activities and projects for fifth grade.