5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 16

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

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

A mobile craft filled with beautiful flying birds will brighten up any child's room.

Construct batteries that make electricity from fruits with this fun science fair project.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!

Toss playing cards into boxes while you practice addition and multiplication with decimals in this fun, fifth grade math game.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

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.

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

In this activity, work with your child to build a chain of strengths, highlighting their individual strengths and unique abilities.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

Want a sugar-sculpted house, just like Hansel and Gretel found? Make a miniature version in this sweet geometry activity.

Combine your creative fifth grader's love of nature, art and poetry with leaf printing!

This project examines what types of objects burn and which burn faster and cleaner.

These homemade juggling balls are super simple to make and are a blast to play with. Not to mention, they're great practicing hand-eye coordination.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

Cool down this summer and stay active, too, with a wet clothes relay! 

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

Breathe new life into a battered old paperback with this creative book art craft that revolves around reading!

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!