5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 12

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will participate in a mindfulness exercise focused on forgiveness. Then, they'll craft a Peace and Harmony Fidget Spinner to cultivate calmness.

For a fun activity that takes the dull out of decimals, show you child how to gain a better understanding of decimals...as dollar amounts!

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Help your child create a rebus message for a unique Father's Day card or poster; it's like a collage and encoded message all in one!

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

In this project, you will observe and record changes in sunspots over two weeks.

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

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.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child deciphering directions for sandwich making, and learning about sequence along the way!

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Here's a tasty summer holiday treat: oatmeal chocolate chip cookie sandwiches filled with cinnamon ice cream.

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.

Kids will learn how to measure the viscosity of liquids by making their own homemade viscometer in this great science fair project idea.

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Children will deepen their understanding of global citizenship and create a collage that illustrates all of the ways many communities are connected.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

Your child can re-purpose any used (and cleaned) can into a colorful container to hold Dad's pens and pencils on his desk!

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Frog cupcakes make the perfect treat for kids who love their amphibians.

Wind is an important source of renewable, green energy. The purpose of this science fair project is to build and operate a windmill generator.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

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