Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

This science fair project idea deals with the qualities of shade on a sunny day.

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

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

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

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

This science fair project idea researches how your choice of clothing affect how hot or cool you feel during the day.

This science fair project idea determines if family members can recognize one another using only the sense of smell.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

Kids learn about potential energy, and mechanical energy, and how to make power from water with one of our favorite renewable energy projects for kids.

What heats up fasterâwater or soil? 5th grade students test the specific heat of water against the specific heat of sand in this great science fair project.

The goal of this science fair project is to discover the science behind carbonated soft drinks and apply this knowledge to create a new one.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Does electricity move better through thick wires or thin ones? kids will conduct this classic electricity experiment for this science fair project.

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

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

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

This science fair project idea investigates whether plants can survive being frozen.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

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

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

This science fair project idea researches the effects of acid rain on plant growth.