5th - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 14

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

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

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.

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

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

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

This science fair project will help students learn about non-vascular plants, such as mosses.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Science fair project which uses coins flips to visually demonstrate the probability of an event and how to express it.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Science fair project which examines the relationship between frequency of spider web vibration and spider's response time.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Science fair project that determines whether mass and weight are the same or different.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

In this science fair project, students will try to discover if test subjects can detect the presence of Monosodium Glutumate (MSG) in food.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

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

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.