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

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

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

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

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

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

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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.

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 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 compares the cuteness reaction between genders.

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

This science fair experiment examines the relationship between gender, age, and smiling.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Create your very own scented hand sanitizer that will help your child to keep those nasty germs at bay!

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

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

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Kids grow sunflower greens from seeds for a hands-on gardening experience in this kindergarten life science activity.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?