This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

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

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

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

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

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

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

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

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!

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 is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Teach your child some scientific basics as you explore the densities of various liquids in this fun experiment.

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

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

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

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.

This science fair project idea investigates the ability of different whitening toothpastes to whiten teeth.

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

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

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

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

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!