4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 30

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

Learn about Rosh Hashanah and other Jewish holidays by planning and creating a Jewish holiday calendar.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

As your child heads back to school this fall, dust off those elementary math skills with our creative calendar activity!

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Your child can create a vibrant and dazzling array of flowers by blending and scraping into paint, and then creating a collage.

Future engineers, unite! Discover how to keep a sandcastleâs bridge from falling into the moat.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia activity will give you a nice homemade table decoration and will give your child a festive reason to read, write, and be thankful.

In this activity, your kid will watch coal turn into crystals right before her very eyes, and learn some science along the way!

Air-drying clay gives your young artist the opportunity to make a simple bowl that mimics the beauty of an autumn leaf.

Bring the fun carnival game of ring toss to your home pool with this watery twist on the classic game.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

Your fourth grader can have fun and get creative this winter by creating a colorful winter weather collage.

A mobile craft filled with beautiful flying birds will brighten up any child's room.

This decimal game is a great way to help your child get familiar with how decimal values work.

Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.