5th Grade Activities : Page 17

Your fifth grade aspiring poet will be delighted to learn how to write limericks, funny poems that correspond to a simple rhyming structure.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

Let your child create a fun and easy locker blackboard out of an old cereal box!

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

This science fair project idea attempts to train a worm to complete a simple maze in order to find out if worms can learn and remember.

Frog cupcakes make the perfect treat for kids who love their amphibians.

Students usually study for spelling tests by looking over the words and spelling them out loud. Here's a spelling game that gets the whole family involved!

This science fair project idea measures the growth of bread dough and finds out how long it takes for the dough to stop rising.

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!

This science fair project compares the allelopathic affects of juglone, a chemical agent produced by the Black Walnut tree, on two plants.

Here's an activity that has your teenager or child upcycling empty cereal boxes to create a handy, one-of-a-kind notebook holder to keep her space organized.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

This science fair project idea investigates the difference in reaction times between boys and girls.

Get your kids in the kitchen this Fourth of July and celebrate the holiday with some delicious and nutritious kid-friendly recipes!

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Bring together science and style with this sweet homemade lip balm project.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

Show your fifth grader how to create a vivid and colorful, Picasso-inspired, 3-D mask.

Your child can create a string wrapped headband to hold her hair back during the hot summer. Plus, it will re-purpose left over bits of string and thread!

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

Create a tornado vortex in your kitchen in this 5th grade science experiment. All you need are two plastic bottles, duct tape, and a metal washer to begin.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Add a creative and personal touch to graduation gifts with this clever character clip that's perfect for securing cards to gift boxes.