5th Grade Activities : Page 2

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

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

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 witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

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

Perform a special St. Patrick's Day magic trick with this fun craft project! 

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!

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

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

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.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.