4th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 12

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

It's not actually that hard to get energy from garbage! Kids learn how to make biogas in the form of methane with this cool and easy science fair project idea.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

These easy-to-make felt friends are created by sewing two pieces of felt together with yarn and make great gifts for holidays such as Easter.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Make learning how to calculate surface area easy and fun using this simple hands-on approach.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

Skip store-bought jewelry and show your stylish kid how to make her own beaded bracelets.

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

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

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

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the basic principles of air pressure using simple materials like a balloon, straw and string.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Give your fourth grader a lesson in making blankets, and he'll be able to give the gift of warmth. Fleece blankets are especially fun to make, and they're cozy!

Brooches never go out of style! Your child can create a flower brooch that will look fantastic pinned to clothing, or even a bag. They also make great gifts.

Your fifth grader will love dreaming up special fortunes and embedding them in mouthwatering cupcakes for friends and family.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.