5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 21

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Enlist your fifth grader's help in making homemade mistletoe. Every time someone passes under it, he will express appreciation to another family member!

Learn about landscape painting—and artist Grandma Moses—in this engaging watercolor activity!

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

An easy afternoon craft, this reusable heating compress is just the thing for warming cold limbs on chilly winter days.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

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

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

Try a fun painting activity this Valentine's Day with your child. He can design abstract art and learn about color theory in an easy way!

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

This gluten free stuffing matches the distinctive nuttiness of quinoa with the tart sweetness of dried cherries.

New Year's Eve invitations are festive and easy for kids to make. Create a set of New Year's Eve invitations to invite guests to your home this December 31.

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

This Thanksgiving cornucopia makes a great addition to any dining table because once youâre done looking at it, you can dig in and eat it!

Here is a cool and easy science project to determine the rate of chlorophyll breaks down and how it affects the color change of grass from green to yellow.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

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

Want a sugar-sculpted house, just like Hansel and Gretel found? Make a miniature version in this sweet geometry activity.

Create a tornado vortex in your kitchen in this 5th grade science experiment. All you need are two plastic bottles, duct tape, and a metal washer to begin.

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Children will learn about food waste and conservation, create a poster that lets others know about the importance of food conservation, and make a plan to waste less food and consume with mindfulness.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.