5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 20

Your child will reflect on the term "beauty" and the things they are grateful for. They will read the book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and reflect on how focusing on the small and big things of beauty around them can benefit themselves and others.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

A DIY diffuser is a budget-friendly item that will add a pleasant fragrance to your home. Make a DIY diffuser with your child for great Valentine's Day gift.

The objective of this science fair project is to set up a compost bin to convert food scraps and organic waste.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Making gift bags for a Halloween party or tricker-treaters is a great way for your child to learn a bit about geometry and origami!

Introduce your fifth grader to the irresistible fun of string art with this letter project!

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Wondering how to help your child get a handle on prime numbers? Turn her into a prime number hunter with this hundreds chart activity.

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

Make environmentally friendly, chemical-free toothpaste using one of the most common, inexpensive pantry staples in the American kitchen: baking soda.

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Bring together science and style with this sweet homemade lip balm project.

Craft this leprechaun hat-covered jar, brimming with St. Patrick's Day charm!

What better way to encourage family bonding and communication than to make a family directory to help everyone keep in touch?

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Which do you prefer: real or artificial? Try this sweet little taste experiment to help your kids develop a better awareness of the food they consume.

Your child can personalize these customizable cookies for friends and family as he makes his own fortune cookies from this fortune cookie recipe.

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Fashion forward kids get a chance to unleash their inner designer by creating their own fabric-embellished shoes in this teen arts and crafts activity.

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.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Taking a moment to pause, feel our breath, and to notice the things around us can support a heightened sense of focus and can bring kind attention to the present moment and to tasks at-hand. In this activity, your child will practice the STOP method and

This science fair project idea studies which kind of rock (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic) is most damaged by frozen water.

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

Wake up and create a fun, healthy snowman with your learner! As a family, create a snowman on your plate with yogurt, add some snowman accessories, and design a snowy environment.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy