5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 2

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

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

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.

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

This science fair project idea determines if the temperature of rubber effects how high it bounces.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.

This experiment investigates the relationship between the temperature of a candle and its burn rate.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

This project examines Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion with a bicycle and water balloons.

This experiment explores the question of whether age and/or gender play a role in people's ability to remember dreams.

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

Science fair project which identifies the most effective insulator that you could use to make a winter coat by comparing how well cloth and cotton trap heat.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

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

In science fair projects, middle school students discover why nitrogen fixing bacteria are important to plant growth.

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.

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

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

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

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Simplify fractions with your child in this fast-paced math card game.

Science fair project the demonstrates Newton's Third Law using a milk carton filled with water.

Use these pretty egg carton flowers to decorate a spring table. They don't require water, they'll never wilt, and they're perfect for Easter.