5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 13

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

Celebrate the holidays by making sufganiyot, or fried jelly donuts. This Hanukkah recipe is great for kids learning about the Festival of Lights.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Textbook studying doesn't have to be a slog. Here's an at-home activity for before your middle-schooler begins those end-of-the-chapter review questions.

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

Encourage your child to eat nutritiously by having them build this delicious summer fruit cone!

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Transform ordinary metal paper clips into wearable jewelry by adding beads and linking the clips together.

Get your kids in the kitchen this Fourth of July and celebrate the holiday with some delicious and nutritious kid-friendly recipes!

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

This fun science fair project idea helps students learn how acid rains are formed and explore how acid rain damages the environment.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Pretty fluttery feather earrings add a light touch to any outfit. Your child will float on air knowing she made the earrings herself.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

Create a sun-shaped summer words chart in this DIY craft activity!

Serve this seasonal carrot salad at Easter brunch this year, and it just might hop onto your family's list of healthy favorites.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.