5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 4

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Science fair project the demonstrates Newton's Third Law using a milk carton filled with water.

This experiment will evaluate if chewing gum affects students' test performance.

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

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

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

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

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!

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.