5th - 7th Grade Activities : Page 26

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

Bake domino cookies and spark your child's interest in traditional games. This baking activity is great for 5th-6th grade children.

This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

In this activity, your child will use two powerful questions to investigate a thought and the truth behind it. They will write and perform a skit using mindfulness and these important questions.

Your child can transform plain yogurt into a healthy and tasty treat the whole family will love! She'll learn more about baking as well as how yogurt is made.

Part food craft, part witchcraft, this is a yummy delight your middle schooler will want to make à and eat!

Boys might wrinkle their noses at the thought of gardening, but we guarantee they'll like this activity! Make a recycled terrarium full of bug-eating plants.

This brain teaser challenges your fifth grader to unscramble some specialized Winter Olympics language.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

Firefly flash tag is a great way to get your kids outdoors and running around during the dog days (or nights) of summer.

Show your fifth grader how fun and fashionable recycling can be! Guide her in making her own wallet by fusing together old plastic bags with an iron.

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

The elegance of a glitter vase will rival the flowers inside it! Help your child craft this artsy gift as a special gift for a loved one.

Teach your fifth grader the ancient Japanese art of origami with this incredible origami balloon that uses just one piece of paper!

Give your daughter a neat project to hold the earrings or other small items that are taking over her dresser top.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Which music genres have the fastest tempos? The slowest? This experiment determines if there's a relationship between beats per minute in a song and its genre.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

Heart-shaped crackers are a tasty and unexpected snack perfect for your young valentine. Combine the fun of crafting with food with these heart-shaped crackers.

In this experiment, students will discover how heat and pressure turn clay into slate, phyllite, and finally schist.

Encourage your child to begin scrapbooking or journaling with a personalized book covered in Washi tape that he'll want to use all the time!

Has your junior chef moved beyond chicken nuggets and mac and cheese? Challenge him to create his own brand of infused olive oil.

Teach your child how to accessorize the environmental way!

Perform a special St. Patrick's Day magic trick with this fun craft project! 

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

For some good "green" fun, pull out your blender. A spinach smoothie?! You better believe it! And kids will not only slurp it up, they"ll beg for seconds.