5th Grade Math Activities

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

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.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

Toss playing cards into boxes while you practice addition and multiplication with decimals in this fun, fifth grade math game.

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

Try a new approach to working with variables and equations by playing this tic-tac-toe game with your math student.

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!