5th Grade Activities : Page 4

Science fair project which teaches you about the principles of physics within a vacuum by creating a vacuum chamber.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

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

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

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

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

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

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

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Grow borax crystals and get your child excited about Earth science with this crafty science experiment.

Kids get step-by-step instructions for how to make a rubber band car and explore the physics of potential energy with this fun engineering science fair project.

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

Kids learn about examples of mechanical weathering and conduct an experiment with seeds and plaster in this cool geology science fair project idea.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.

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

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

Learn the basic structure of a DNA strand, which is the double helix, how genes form together, and the resemblance DNA has to a twisted ladder. Create a model.

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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

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.

How can we make healthy choices and be thoughtful in our actions? In this social emotional learning activity, your child will reflect on making tough choices and the questions to ask in order to help make healthy choices.

This science fair project explains the process of how the lungs expand and contract with the help of the diaphragm.

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

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

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.