4th - 6th Grade Activities : Page 13

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

The goal of this science fair project is to analyze differences between the taste and texture of frozen and fresh food.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Here's a great activity to get your child using imagination and artistic skills to create a handmade vocabulary book, complete with illustrations!

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Try to pop other opponents balloons while trying to protect your own. This exciting game is sure to be a hit with the kids at your next party!

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.

Give your child some simple craft supplies and see what happens in this heartwarming and artistic contribution to the Seder table this year.

In this activity, work with your child to build a chain of strengths, highlighting their individual strengths and unique abilities.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Looking for way to help Japan? Start by making paper cranes! Learn how you and your child can show your support for Japan through the art of origami.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Got a jousting knight at home? Try this project and help him make his very own shield.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

This activity teaches your third grader how to make a paper cut-out still life, in true Matisse-style.

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.