5th Grade Engineering and Science Inquiry Activities : Page 2

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

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

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

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

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

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

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 love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

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

Check out this fun and easy science fair project idea on germination of a seed and learn to identify exterior and interior parts of a bean seed.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

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