4th - 6th Grade Activities : Page 5

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

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

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

In this science fair project, students make their own rain gauge to measure rainfall.

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

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

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

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.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.