3rd - 5th Grade Math Activities

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Prepare for some scary Halloween counting practice! This game encourages players to knock down cylinders and then add to determine their scores.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

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!

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Teach your third grader about the concepts money and purchasing with this "Mock Card Shop" activity.

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Learn how to make a hygrometer to measure relative humidity in this project. Make a sling psychrometer hygrometer with gauze, thermometers, and a bottle.

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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