4th - 8th Grade Activities : Page 21

Students explore hot desert plant adaptations in this cool science fair project by observing how these organisms prevent excessive transpiration.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

Need an outdoor activity for your next party or family gathering? Try this wacky group relay game that's fun for adults and kids alike.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Introduce your kid to cooking basics as you make shepherd's pie: a traditional Irish dish thanks to the trusty potato!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Illustrate the importance of bicycle safety in this simple 5th grade science experiment. All you need to start are an egg, a Styrofoam ball, and rubber bands.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Our baked French toast recipe is particularly tasty on a chilly winter morning. Make our baked French toast recipe with your child to teach them about measuring.

A great recipe for a Cinco de Mayo party or any fiesta, any time of the year!

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

These homemade juggling balls are super simple to make and are a blast to play with. Not to mention, they're great practicing hand-eye coordination.

Your growing child will reflect on her identity and express herself with this fun and artistic photo project.

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!

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

Make some beautiful and unique candles to light your home.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

Use Martin Luther King, Jr's historical "I Have a Dream Speech" to inspire your child to write down her own dreams.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Confetti balloons pack a triple-punch, with tiny messages, colorful confetti, and balloons. Use confetti balloons to add some fun to your next celebration.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!