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

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Students pit the heat capacity of water against the heat capacity of oil while looking at the effects of dipole rotation in this cool science fair project idea.

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

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

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

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

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

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.

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

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

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!

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

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

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

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