3rd - 5th Grade Activities : Page 9

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

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

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

Figuring out fractions can be a challenge! But with this game your child will become more comfortable converting fractions after only a little practice.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

In this fun science project, learn about what happens to cut fruit and experiment with how to stop apples from turning brown.

Try a new approach to working with variables and equations by playing this tic-tac-toe game with your math student.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

This kinesthetic game will help your child practice rounding and get the adrenaline rushing!

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

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

In the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Learn all about cause and effect as your child experiments with an exploding pumpkin in this engaging fall activity! Get the whole family involved with this simple science experiment that is a fun and exciting way to combine Halloween and science.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!