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Fifth Grade Science Fair Project Ideas

Education.com's 5th grade science projects enable kids to apply everything they've learned over the course of their elementary school careers in order to discover some pretty cool and new things about the world around them. In addition to setting up more sophisticated experimental procedures, 5th graders can analyze their results using more sophisticated math, and may begin to acquire an appreciation for large sample sizes and their ability to produce more reliable averages. Browse our rich collection of 5th grade science fair projects by clicking the boxes to the left to filter your results by scientific subtopic to find fantastic 5th grade science fair projects or enlightening 5th grade science experiments for your young scientist.

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Retrograde Mode
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Retrograde Mode
This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.
5th grade
Science
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How Much Sugar?
How Much Sugar?
Science project
How Much Sugar?
This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.
5th grade
Social studies
Science project
Talking to Plants
Talking to Plants
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Talking to Plants
This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.
3rd grade
Science
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The Gossip Factor
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The Gossip Factor
This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.
5th grade
Social studies
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Training Cats
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Training Cats
This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.
5th grade
Social studies
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Upside-Down Plants
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Upside-Down Plants
This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.
4th grade
Science
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Bridge Project
Bridge Project
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Bridge Project
This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.
5th grade
Science
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Strong Bridges
Strong Bridges
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Strong Bridges
This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.
5th grade
Science
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Caution Sign Safety
Science project
Caution Sign Safety
This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.
5th grade
Social studies
Science project
Center of Balance
Center of Balance
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Center of Balance
This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.
4th grade
Science
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Which Fabrics are Most Absorbent?
Which Fabrics are Most Absorbent?
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Which Fabrics are Most Absorbent?
Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.
5th grade
Science
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A Glass Symphony
A Glass Symphony
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A Glass Symphony
Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.
4th grade
Science
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Mood Rings
Mood Rings
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Mood Rings
Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature
4th grade
Science
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Soap Bubbles
Soap Bubbles
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Soap Bubbles
This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.
3rd grade
Science
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Does Temperature or Concentration Affect pH?
Does Temperature or Concentration Affect pH?
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Does Temperature or Concentration Affect pH?
This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.
5th grade
Science
Science project
How to Stop Soda From Exploding
How to Stop Soda From Exploding
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How to Stop Soda From Exploding
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.
3rd grade
Science
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Which Fruit Molds the Fastest?
Which Fruit Molds the Fastest?
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Which Fruit Molds the Fastest?
This science fair project idea explores which fruit molds the fastest.
5th grade
Science
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How Accurate is Using a Sundial Compared to an Atomic Clock?
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How Accurate is Using a Sundial Compared to an Atomic Clock?
This science fair project idea explores whether a sundial is as accurate as an atomic clock when telling time.
5th grade
Science
Science project
What Animals are Most Popular? A Data Analysis Project
What Animals are Most Popular? A Data Analysis Project
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What Animals are Most Popular? A Data Analysis Project
What animals are most popular? This project affords practice in data-collection, record-keeping and data-analysis through the investigation of this question.
2nd grade
Science
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.
5th grade
Science
Science project
Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
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Text on Screen vs. Type on Paper: Which is Easier to Remember?
This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.
4th grade
Science
Science project
Does Singing Help Us Retain Information?
Science project
Does Singing Help Us Retain Information?
Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.
4th grade
Science
Science project
Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
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Eureka! Volume and the Displacement of Water
This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.
Kindergarten
Science
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Taste Perception
Taste Perception
Science project
Taste Perception
This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.
1st grade
Social studies
Science project
How Do Seeds Hitchhike?
How Do Seeds Hitchhike?
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How Do Seeds Hitchhike?
This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.
3rd grade
Science
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