4th and 5th Grade Math Activities

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

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!

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

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

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

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

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

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

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

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

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

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.

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.