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

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

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

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

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

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

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

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

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

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

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

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.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

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

This science research project challenges students to think of more effective lobster farming methods.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

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

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

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

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

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.