5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 19

The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate how yeast, a fungus, causes bread to rise.

In this activity, your child gets to peek behind the curtain of puzzle making as they create their very own "Spot the Differences" game!

Your fifth grader will love dreaming up special fortunes and embedding them in mouthwatering cupcakes for friends and family.

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

If your fifth grader has a voracious appetite for reading, she'll be surprised to see many books she has devoured. Show her how to make a "100 Books" chart!

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Mummy chic or rag-tag retro? Catch the oldest trend in bandaged jewelry!

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Show your fifth grader how to create a vivid and colorful, Picasso-inspired, 3-D mask.

Science fair project that teaches you about chemical indicators and how to make your own in order to identify various mystery solutions.

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!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Science fair project that determines whether landscaping fabric impacts the ability of plants to receive water.

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

Sure, angles can be confusing. Here's a fun activity to brush up your child's knowledge of these geometry essentials.

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

Use recycled wrapping paper and an empty bottle to make this beautiful vase for a great indoor activity when it's cold outside.

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

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.