3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 69

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

Made to humorously resemble reindeer droppings, these simple to make and yummy to eat holiday desserts are destined to become a family favorite.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

Whatever is stacked in your cupboard can be used to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. A great hands-on math lesson!

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Does dough rise faster with unbleached or bleached flour? Investigate in this science fair project idea.

Create tasty and healthy bruschetta the whole family will love and get your child in the kitchen involved in making the food they eat!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Here's an activity to teach your fourth grader how to reflect on her past year and set specific, attainable goals to reach in the New Year.

To help your child shake the big number blues, here's a handy strategy to make your child a place value pro!

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

Help your child craft her first pair of knitting needles out of recycled chopsticks!

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Ready for a game that's mostly about strategy with a little luck thrown in for good measure? Make math fact practice exciting and start rolling the dice!

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

Inspired by colorful African drums and crafted from recyclable materials, these pencil holders will make a bold and charming addition to any desk set.

Your fourth-grader can hone her baking skills with this classic American recipe the whole family will enjoy!

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Let your fifth grader get in touch with this inner chef by making these delicious no-bake nanaimo bars--named after a city in Canada.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.