4th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 15

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Compare fractions in this two-player math game. The objective of the games is to work together to determine who has created the largest fraction.

Everyone needs to stay warm during the cold winter months, including your cup of cocoa! This mug cozy will do the trick.

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.

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Frog cupcakes make the perfect treat for kids who love their amphibians.

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Keep your boiled breakfast egg cozy and warm on Easter morning with a bright chick egg topper. This craft can also double as a puppet!

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

Confetti balloons pack a triple-punch, with tiny messages, colorful confetti, and balloons. Use confetti balloons to add some fun to your next celebration.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

Forget mass-produced, store bought holiday ornaments. Your fifth grader can usher in the holidays by making his own homemade marbled Christmas balls!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Halloween is a great opportunity to look around and see faces that are funny, scary, happy and sad.

In this experiment you explore how tectonic plates move to create land and expand bodies of water.

Introduce your child to baking with traditional Hamantaschen, or jam-filled buttery cookies that are usually made for Purim.

Here's an innovative math puzzle that you can create with your fourth grade math student.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?