4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 16

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

This op art craft project turns out eye-popping abstract art! Your kid can flex her creativity to make op art with a few household items in her fave colors.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

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

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Want to play publisher for a day? Become a book jacket illustrator for this creative and fun project.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your kid learn her the different parts of speech in a fun way!

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

Make this paper mache gargoyle for a lesson in Medieval architecture and sculpture.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

This science fair project idea explores whether the process used to dry the beans we eat for food renders them unviable.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

Here's a great activity that will bring out the performer in your child!

Get ready to make a dollar...using playing cards! The first player to accumulate the amount of points equal to a dollar wins.

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.