5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 2

This project explores whether there is an effect on people, including heart rate and self-expressed mood, when they are exposed to different types of music.

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Here's an easy project: create a homework helper bookmark so your fourth grader can write down assignments and mark the pages he needs to read.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Check out this fun and easy science fair project idea on germination of a seed and learn to identify exterior and interior parts of a bean seed.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

The buoyant force of water explains why some objects float in water. But why do some objects sink? Find out in this physics experiment and learn about density.

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

What are the effects of colored light on plant growth? Explore plant behavior in this cool botany science fair project and learn about phototropism!

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

This experiment will evaluate if chewing gum affects students' test performance.

Why do ants like sugar? Do ants like artificial sweeteners too? Kids find out with this great inquiry-based science fair project.

Kids will love making sugar crystals in this sugar crystal science fair project which teaches important chemistry concepts like saturation and solubility.

Kids conduct a cool balloon rocket experiment in this fun science fair project idea. Does a greater volume of air mean a greater distance traveled?

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.