5th - 7th Grade Science Activities : Page 6

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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.”

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

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.

Demonstrate how static electricity can cause an object to move. It also examines just how an object affected by static electricity will move.

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

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Total alkalinity and pH personal care products are controlled to prevent skin irritation. Learn more about basic and acidic substances in this science project.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Is your child a nature nut with an eye for creative, green-friendly projects? Introduce them to this amazing DIY bird feeder!

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.