4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 9

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

Ever wondered how a plant drinks water? This science project will teach you how and help you create a beautiful floral display!

Make learning how to calculate surface area easy and fun using this simple hands-on approach.

Try a new approach to working with variables and equations by playing this tic-tac-toe game with your math student.

Put old, worn-out picture books to work by constructing a book birdhouse, perfect for welcoming spring.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Your kid will love making these cute and festive Easter bunny pancakes. This Easter, turn a holiday breakfast into a delicious measurement activity!

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Make your own recycling game that helps teach your child what can and should be recycled.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

These easy-to-make felt friends are created by sewing two pieces of felt together with yarn and make great gifts for holidays such as Easter.

This op art craft project turns out eye-popping abstract art! Your kid can flex her creativity to make op art with a few household items in her fave colors.

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

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Make physical activity fun with this 4th-5th grade fitness game that's a twist on classic Tic-Tac-Toe.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!