5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 10

Make some beautiful and unique candles to light your home.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

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.

The human knot game is a perfect team-building exercise and a fun activity that's sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.

Big hoop earrings are popular and itâs no wonder why; they are light, airy and tons of fun! Help your child make a pair of hoop earrings that is all her own.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

This easy strawberry banana smoothie is a healthy treat for kids. Make an easy strawberry banana smoothie for your child for a heart-healthy Valentine's Day.

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.

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

This fun art activity gets your child to create background and foreground elements, building his art skills and creative development.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

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

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

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.

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

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

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

There's more to corn than the sweet yellow kernels. This easy craft project shows you and your kid how to make pretty corn husk flowers using just a few tools.

Kids think of 25 ways to live healthier, more active lives and come up with a plan to put into action in this middle school heath activity.

This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.

Encourage your child to explore color and its mood-altering effects by creating his own self portrait using only warm or cool colors.