5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 11

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

Let these cute shamrock earrings bring the luck of the Irish to your fifth grader's ears!

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

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Get your kindergartener involved in the kitchen by making healthy cupcakes loaded with veggies and protein in this fun cooking activity.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day by making a Celtic knot.

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Here are three healthy burger recipes your second grader can help you whip up for a summer barbecue!

What is condensation? Little mad scientists will learn about condensation, states of matter, and air pressure by conducting this cool science experiment.