4th and 5th Grade Activities : Page 21

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

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

Science fair project in which you will attempt to throw a ball the greatest horizontal distance possible by using different angles.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

If you're looking for just the right dessert to serve with your Easter dinner, try your hand at an Easter Bunny cake.

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

Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

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.

Discover how to make fake snot with this cool science fair project idea to learn about polymers, enzymes, and more.

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

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

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Learning to identify prime numbers can be tricky. But this fun card game can make memorizing some basic prime numbers a breeze.

Young scientists develop a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and then revise their hypothesis to find out which common household liquids dissolve candy corn.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

Show your child how to paint in true Georgia O'Keeffe style. He'll enjoy painting art inspired by a master, and boost his math skills, too.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

Dream big with a homemade dream journal, a great writing exercise for elementary-age kids.

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

A mobile craft filled with beautiful flying birds will brighten up any child's room.

Make a string art tree to celebrate the holiday season with your kid. This string art tree craft allows you make a unique decoration using simple ingredients.

Make your own picture frame! Show your fourth grader how to construct the an adorable, decorative picture frame for her favorite photo.