4th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 8

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Want to ensure that your child's math knowledge stays sharp? This mean, median, and mode game is the perfect way to reinforce these essential math concepts.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Turn an empty cereal box into a teacher appreciation card in this eco-friendly craft project! 

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

Focus on tasty savory dishes instead of sweet treats this Valentine's Day: make Caprese salad with heart-shaped mozzarella.

Make math fun and easy with this activity that challenges your child to use their addition and multiplication skills to win a race!

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.