5th - 8th Grade Activities : Page 29

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

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

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.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Let your child show off his culinary prowess as he whips up this nutritious and delicious salmon recipe!

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

Our baked French toast recipe is particularly tasty on a chilly winter morning. Make our baked French toast recipe with your child to teach them about measuring.

Help your child get creative and collect leaves of various sizes and textures that she can use to make animal art.

This activity challenges your student to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking to program multiple robots.

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

Show your teen how to live green by transforming old CD cases into drawer dividers and help her get organized in the process.

In this cool experiment, learn how to find specific gravity of minerals using liquids of different densities to see which substances and items sink and float.

Create a piece of public art on a movable wall. This scrap paper mosaic is made on a board that can be displayed just about anywhere.

Has your junior chef moved beyond chicken nuggets and mac and cheese? Challenge him to create his own brand of infused olive oil.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.

In this real-world exercise about the Teal Pumpkin Project, your child will create a persuasive poster to spread the word about the project in the hopes of convincing people to offer non-food trinkets this Halloween season.

Need to cool down on a hot summer night? This gazpacho recipe does the trick.

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

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Nothing warms a wintry afternoon like a warm bowl of soup - especially when it's homemade!

Celebrate autumn by making a beautiful pastel art piece with corn as its theme.

In this activity students first send kindness to themselves and then they send it to others.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

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

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.