4th and 5th Grade Math Activities : Page 4

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

Use the holiday gift giving season as an excuse to give your fourth grader a valuable lesson in making and keeping a budget!

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

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

Try this entertaining and educational math activity that will teach your child how to add and subtract decimals.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Use a recycling project to hone your childâs sewing skills and clean up her art supplies when she turns the leg of an old pair of jeans into a storage basket.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

Use this great no-bake recipe to save energy and keep cool.