4th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 10

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

Create a beautiful pop-up paper lantern and will serve as the perfect decoration at your next party.

Kids will learn about the interaction of lactose and lactase in milk and discover why we describe enzymes as catalysts in this fun science fair project.

This science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

This prime number game is the perfect way to get to know prime numbers. Deal the cards and flip them over. When players a prime number they call out, "Prime!"

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

Batik is a traditional Indonesian craft, which uses a technique of drawing wax on fabric to create patterns before dying.

Filling out forms can be a great learning experience for kids. Here's how to give your child some FORMal training.

Teach your kid a fun mathematical magic trick! All you'll need is a deck of cards and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

See how to write a love song simply in this kid-focused tutorial. Learn how to write a love song for Valentine's Day and beyond.

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

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

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Kids write about their favorite parts of school in 100 words to celebrate 100 days of school in this 5th grade writing activity.

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

To practice place value, here's a fun hands-on activity to get your child flipping through place value with ease!

This science fair project teaches students the differences between fruits and vegetables.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.