5th Grade Activities : Page 25

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

Construct batteries that make electricity from fruits with this fun science fair project.

The next time your child decides he needs to press restart on his wardrobe, don't ship his clothes off to Goodwill so fast.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

In this social emotional learning activity, you will help your child practice mindfulness of emotions, guiding them to create a word search to understand and explain feeling words.

Create a silhouetted Halloween candle holder with this upcycled activity!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Here's a great project to get your child on the right track towards writing well thought-out proposals.

This entertaining magic trick will 'trick' kids into using math skill to impress their friends!

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

Say goodbye to lost bookmarks with the flower bookmark that knows how to hold on tight!

Here's an adverb acting game that will have your child hungrily, unceasingly, enthusiastically learning!

It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.

Let your child show off his culinary prowess as he whips up this nutritious and delicious salmon recipe!

Science fair project which examines the relationship between frequency of spider web vibration and spider's response time.

Creating a cloud of bats is a great way for your child to get familiar with the process of folding and cutting. They also make great Halloween decorations!

Heart-shaped crackers are a tasty and unexpected snack perfect for your young valentine. Combine the fun of crafting with food with these heart-shaped crackers.

This St. Patrick's Day, bond with your child over delicious potato pancakes that work for any meal.

Cook up a batch of monster blood this Halloween to add gory details to vampires, zombies, werewolves and more.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

Zombie cupcakes are baked goods that look as if they've been pulled fresh from a skull. Make zombie cupcakes this Halloween.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

Want a word game to play? How about just a fun way to spend the afternoon? Get creative thinking going and have fun with vocabulary!

Enlist your fifth grader's help in making homemade mistletoe. Every time someone passes under it, he will express appreciation to another family member!

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.