3rd - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.