4th and 5th Grade Physical Science Activities : Page 3

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.