5th Grade Activities : Page 2

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

Help your kindergarten science maven explore the water cycle without getting everything wet.

Learn about where colors come from and how light absorption works in this fun experiment! All you need is a flashlight, construction paper, and cellophane!

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

This science fair project idea discovers which brand of bubblegum produces the largest bubbles.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

These Halloween sandwiches are a creepy-crawly treat for a holiday party or an especially scary school lunch. Make these Halloween sandwiches for your child.

Create a string of paper jack-o'-lanterns with this simple Halloween paper craft!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Make your very own fortune cookies from paper and share good fortunes with family and friends.

Learn how to make a trick-or-treat bag for Halloween. See how to make a decorative trick-or-treat bag with this Halloween craft tutorial.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Being present is essential for learning, so help your child become more aware of their body and surroundings through an activity called "mindful walking."

This witches' brew recipe for kids is a cool mix of lemonade, tapioca pearl "eggs," and gummy worms. Try this witches' brew recipe for kids this Halloween.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Encourage your child to take in the tastes, smells, sights, sounds and textures of the year's spookiest holiday with a sensory poem!

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

This science fair project idea investigates how magnetism can defy the force of gravity.

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!

Make a sweet, budget-friendly treat for your loved ones with these trick-or-treat lollipops.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

Create your very own creepy, haunted castle sitting in a turbulent field of flowing grass, eerily surrounded by dark, ominous clouds.

Do something totally unique and new with a pumpkin this year! Practice designing patterns with stripes, zigzags, or geometric shapes. The sky's the limit!

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.