5th and 6th Grade Activities : Page 9

Skip store-bought jewelry and show your stylish kid how to make her own beaded bracelets.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Try turning the evening ritual of asking about your kid's school day into a challenging game that consists of twenty questions.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

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

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.

There are hundreds of properties in rocks which you can describe, so get your geology goggles on and get ready to rock your child's science skills.

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

Your fifth grader will love dreaming up special fortunes and embedding them in mouthwatering cupcakes for friends and family.

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

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

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

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

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Help your second grader embrace his "green" side by recycling empty citrus peels into fruity ice cream bowls!

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

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

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.