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 examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

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

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

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

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

This science fair project idea explores the different properties of matter.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

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

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Do different types of oil mix or stack? Find out in this science fair project idea!

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that light travels in straight lines and experiments with reflecting light.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

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.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

The objective of this science fair project is to test the growth rate of a plan in a crystal medium in comparison to traditional soil.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.