5th - 8th Grade Science Activities : Page 6

In this game, players will learn interesting facts about animal adaption and practice them using a fun matching card game!

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

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

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

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

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

This science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

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

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

Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea studies which brand of wintergreen candy produces the most sparks in the dark.

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.

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

The objective of this science fair project is to study the photosynthesis process and demonstrate the important role that leaves play in the process.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.