5th - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 5

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

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.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

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

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

In this science fair project, students learn how pressure can make the minerals in a rock line up in the same direction and form bands and foliation.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.

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

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

In this science fair project, we learn how air molecules move as a result of density, convection, and air currents.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore which other common animals besides scorpions glow under a UV Black light.

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

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Check out this science project idea to compare organic produce to non-organic produce and how preservatives in food extend the shelf life of goods.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

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

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

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