4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 13

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

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

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

Help your child create an Easter bunny with this craft that is hopping good fun.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

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

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

Check out this cool science project idea to learn about rocks and explore the cycles of formation, breakdown, and reformation of rocks in the Earth's crust.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Introduce decimals and place value with this fun math card game for fourth grade students.

Design and throw a boomerang in this exciting craft project!

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Help your fourth grader make a homemade recipe book that's eye-catching, simple to construct and perfect for holding all of her favorite recipes!

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Invite your fourth grader--and her friends--to channel their inner rock stars as they make their own choreographed music video.

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate different ways to generate static electricity and record its effects.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.