5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 7

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

In this Bernoulli's Principle experiment, you'll learn how an increase in the speed of a fluid, like air, decreases pressure.

This experiment evaluates if a noisy environment makes it harder for test subjects to perform tasks that require hand-eye coordination.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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!

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

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!

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Does electricity move better through thick wires or thin ones? kids will conduct this classic electricity experiment for this science fair project.

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Make a bouquet of colorful duct tape flowers in this hands-on spring craft.

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

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

This science fair project idea explores substances that cause a bubble to last longer.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

This science fair project idea researches the different layers of the atmosphere and creates a visual representation of the atmospheric layers.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Let your fifth grader use his wits to challenge friends to complete their labyrinthine book of mazes!