5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 23

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

The human knot game is a perfect team-building exercise and a fun activity that's sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project idea explores which fruit molds the fastest.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Science fair project that develops latent fingerprints on a non-porous objects by converting superglue from a solid state to a gaseous state.

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

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

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

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

Science fair project which teaches you how to make your own homemade glue by combing curdled milk with baking soda.

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

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

This pet blanket is a perfect sewing project for your little gifter with a furry friend. Make a pet blanket with your child this holiday season.

Crazy quilting is a fun and easy way for kids to exercise some creativity and connect with the past.

Learn about the power of exponents. The objective of this science fair project is to explore and understand how exponents are used.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

This Labor Day, encourage your child to start thinking about jobs she'd like to learn more about and might consider for her future career.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

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!

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

Here are three activities you can do at home and around town to bring algebra into your daily lives.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.