5th - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 2

This project examines Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion with a bicycle and water balloons.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

This experiment investigates the relationship between the temperature of a candle and its burn rate.

Science fair project which identifies the most effective insulator that you could use to make a winter coat by comparing how well cloth and cotton trap heat.

This experiment explores the question of whether age and/or gender play a role in people's ability to remember dreams.

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

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Create safe lightning for kids! They'll learn how to make lightning at home with this fun science fair project idea illustrating static charges and grounding.

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

Find out which type of sponge holds the most water.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

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

This experiment evaluates if a noisy environment makes it harder for test subjects to perform tasks that require hand-eye coordination.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

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

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

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!

In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant growth.

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

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

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

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

Check out this fun and easy science fair project idea on germination of a seed and learn to identify exterior and interior parts of a bean seed.

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

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