4th and 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 18

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

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

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

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

In this science fair project you will make a model of a cell membrane using very simple material.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

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

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

This science project lets students explore the number of spots on a ladybird and how to treat ladybugs with respect.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

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.

Science fair project which uses coins flips to visually demonstrate the probability of an event and how to express it.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

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

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Science fair project which examines the relationship between frequency of spider web vibration and spider's response time.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.