5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 2

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

Greek mythology offers up some of the most epic tales ever. This Greek mythology tree activity introduces students to some of the main characters in Greek mythology.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Create safe lightning for kids! They'll learn how to make lightning at home with this fun science fair project idea illustrating static charges and grounding.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Create a prefix-suffix flip-book and help improve decoding skills and vocabulary.

In this challenge, students are tasked with creating a model roller coaster that a marble can travel through.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

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

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

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

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 heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

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

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.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.