5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

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

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.