5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 4

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

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

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

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

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

What happens when "coffee-addicts" miss coffee for 1 day? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

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

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

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

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating an insulated cup that will keep beverages colder for longer than a regular cup.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Create a giant octopus from cardboard that holds onto a sea of creatures from its tentacles!

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.