This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

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

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

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!

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.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

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

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

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

Learn about the power of exponents. The objective of this science fair project is to explore and understand how exponents are used.

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

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

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

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.

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

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 examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

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

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

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

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

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!

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

This science fair project idea determines the probability of a coin landing heads or tails.