5th Grade Science Activities : Page 5

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

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

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.

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

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

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

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

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.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

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

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

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

In this Bernoulli's Principle experiment, you'll learn how an increase in the speed of a fluid, like air, decreases pressure.

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

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

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.