3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 20

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

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practice self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.

This year, celebrate Father's Day with three hilarious outdoor family games.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

This year, have your child can help you with your Passover food list. It's great handwriting practice, and she'll learn a lot in the process.

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.

Let these cute shamrock earrings bring the luck of the Irish to your fifth grader's ears!

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

Try to pop other opponents balloons while trying to protect your own. This exciting game is sure to be a hit with the kids at your next party!

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

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

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Make Hanukkah gift bags with your child this holiday season. These Hanukkah gift bags are great for passing out gelt to teachers and friends.

This is the perfect recycling project for back to school! Your child will put all those extra paper bags to good use and assemble her own personal notepad.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

In this parts of speech fall scavenger hunt, kids will search for all the hidden leaves, sort them into parts of speech categories, and then practice creating their own sentences using the words they find.