Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

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

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

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

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

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

This science fair project idea explores whether the process used to dry the beans we eat for food renders them unviable.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!