4th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 42

What chromosome combinations determine a fetus gender? Use probability to think about whether a sperm and ovum will create a male or female in this project.

Encourage the brain-body connection in your child with movement games. This activity will decide who’s got the better moves, throughout the ages of music!

Cook up a batch of monster blood this Halloween to add gory details to vampires, zombies, werewolves and more.

Most of us are familiar with haiku, but the tanka is an even older form of Japanese poetry. Learn to write a tanka poem with this activity.

Make English grammar fun with this engaging card game! Play a few rounds after a lesson on tenses to help students review what they have learned.

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

Not every poem needs to be about leaves and love. If your fifth grader is more attached to his phone or computer, introduce him to the apostrophe poem.

Make this mason jar craft that looks like a glowing snowflake and works like a lantern!

Science fair project determines relationship between number and variety of insects and spiders by collecting and counting invertebrates in a ecosystem.

Wonder why bugs always fly around your lights at night? This experiment determines whether insects are attracted to the heat or the light.

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

Science fair project which determines whether it is numerically possible to be connected to every person on the earth within six degrees of separation.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Budding bakers can explore the excitement of the kitchen without fear of cuts or hot ovens by making these super simple and tasty cookies.

Science fair project that uses muriatic acid to develop fingerprints that would otherwise be invisible.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

Your child can twist and turn their way to creating a freestanding wire form! When they're done they can position and display their small statue wherever they want.

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

Dress up the dining table with a sweet craft right in time for Valentine's Day.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Your child can learn more about traditional Irish cooking this St. Patrickâs Day by making some apple barley pudding â a real tasty treat!

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

Are you sneaky, sneaky? You'll have to be when your play this fun game involving squirt guns and blindfolds that'll test your child's stealth.

Photo coasters are a lot of fun, and this tutorial helps you make a unique set of low-cost photo coasters. Craft some photo coasters with your child.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

This simple illuminaria can be made for any season or holiday. It's so fun that parents and kids alike will enjoy making a new one for each special holiday!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will participate in a mindfulness exercise focused on forgiveness. Then, they'll craft a Peace and Harmony Fidget Spinner to cultivate calmness.