5th Grade Physical Science Activities : Page 2

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

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

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

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.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

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 produces varying pitches of sound.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

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

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

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

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.

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

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

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

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

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

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

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.