4th and 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 13

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

Science fair project that identifies the differences between soils from different environments and attempts to figure out why those differences exist.

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

This fun and easy middle school science fair project idea explores the topic of pollution and demonstrates if polluted soil affect the growth of green plants.

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

The goal of this science fair project is to discover the science behind carbonated soft drinks and apply this knowledge to create a new one.

Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!