5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 12

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

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

With this fun and easy method of printing your child will draw patterns, trace them with yarn, paint and press their very own masterpieces.

Let these cute shamrock earrings bring the luck of the Irish to your fifth grader's ears!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Big hoop earrings are popular and itâs no wonder why; they are light, airy and tons of fun! Help your child make a pair of hoop earrings that is all her own.

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

In this activity, your child will practice taking on the perspective of others and will generate ideas for conflict resolution at home.

Science fair project which simulates the global conveyor belts on a small scale, and observes the effects of wind, density and temperature on water movement.

Add some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting them draw the characters.

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

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

April showers may bring May flowers, but your child can preserve the beauty of spring's bounty all year long with this simple craft project!

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

Kids learn about surrealism as they cut out items from magazines and combine them to create their own piece of surrealistic juxtaposition.

Help your child create a piece of spring art by shaking up the traditional silhouette art form with a colorful collage background and vibrant spring color.

This science fair project investigates why the number of visible stars changes from place to place.

Looking for a way to channel your spring fever? Create a beautiful spring centerpiece with your child!

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

Kids think of 25 ways to live healthier, more active lives and come up with a plan to put into action in this middle school heath activity.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

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

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.