4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 11

Invite your child to craft dream cloud magnets to display their hopes and visions for the future!

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 science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

Learn about how to write a couplet poem in this easy introduction to the classic poetry style.

The human knot game is a perfect team-building exercise and a fun activity that's sure to bring lots of laughs along the way.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

Skip store-bought jewelry and show your stylish kid how to make her own beaded bracelets.

Science fair project which teaches you how to make your own homemade glue by combing curdled milk with baking soda.

Make learning how to calculate surface area easy and fun using this simple hands-on approach.

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!

This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

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

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Celebrate Easter with this hands-on activity making your own eggs.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Find out whether matte or shiny nail polish lasts longer.

Learn to recognize symmetry by playing this game! The more you play, the better you'll get at recognizing this special characteristic many playing cards have.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

Here's an interactive, fast-paced game that will make your fifth grader feel more comfortable with simple equations.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Are you looking for an easy-to-play, fun game? Try Cat and Mouse. All you need is a large bed sheet or tablecloth, a "cat" and a "mouse", and you're all set.

This science fair project idea compares biodiversity between drops of water.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

The objective this science fair project is to determine whether a bigger bag will allow a homemade hot air balloon to fly higher than smaller bag.

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

Give your fourth grader a head start in poetry with a simile writing activity that guides him in crafting a cute poem about the beloved family pet.