4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 2

Create safe lightning for kids! They'll learn how to make lightning at home with this fun science fair project idea illustrating static charges and grounding.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Does the temperature of a magnet affect its strength? Learn about the relationship between magnets and temperature with this cool physics science fair project.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.