5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

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

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.

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

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

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

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

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.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

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.

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

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

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

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.

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

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

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

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

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

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

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

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

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

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.