4th - 8th Grade Activities : Page 14

Figuring out fractions can be a challenge! But with this game your child will become more comfortable converting fractions after only a little practice.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

Want a sugar-sculpted house, just like Hansel and Gretel found? Make a miniature version in this sweet geometry activity.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

In this science fair project, learn how a mineral streak is made and how it can help identify an unknown mineral.

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

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

Perform a special St. Patrick's Day magic trick with this fun craft project! 

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

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

This science fair idea examines hydrogel superabsorbent polymer crystals. They can absorb 500 times their weight in water. Can they absorb other liquids too?

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

This science fair project idea determines which method of hand cleansing is the most effective.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

The objective of this science fair project is to study the photosynthesis process and demonstrate the important role that leaves play in the process.