5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 3

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.