4th and 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 3

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.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

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

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

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

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

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.

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

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

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

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!