4th and 5th Grade Science Activities : Page 2

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

This light bulb science project includes step-by-step instructions for testing the heat from different light bulbs.

Find out which type of sponge holds the most water.

In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Take a dive into the candy jar with this yummy science experiment.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Check out this fun and easy science fair project idea on germination of a seed and learn to identify exterior and interior parts of a bean seed.

This science fair project idea explores the egg's thin membrane.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!