5th - 8th Grade Activities : Page 10

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea explores whether a sundial is as accurate as an atomic clock when telling time.

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Improve critical thinking and logic skills as you compete to win in this fun, educational card game.

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

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

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

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Mummy chic or rag-tag retro? Catch the oldest trend in bandaged jewelry!

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Dream big with a homemade dream journal, a great writing exercise for elementary-age kids.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

Recycle paper and old magazines with this art project that creates a great tool for artists: a color wheel!

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

Your fifth grader will love dreaming up special fortunes and embedding them in mouthwatering cupcakes for friends and family.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.