Activities for 5th graders

Balloon hovercraft is simple to make in just 5-10 minutes! This cd hovercraft experiment is a fun kids STEM activity for all ages.

The anatomy of our hands is complex and intricate. To explore how our fingers on our hands are able to move, build a robot hand with your kid!

Free printable roll a monster game for you. Simply print the kids game, grab dice and crayons or markers. This simple kids activity will keep your kids entertained. Perfect kids activity for a rainy afternoon.

Cool experiments to pique kids' interest in science.

How to Make a Pom Pom Shooter. This is a fun STEM activity for preschool and kindergarten kids to make. #stem #preschool #kindergarten

Discover some fascinating, no prep, STEM activities and challenges you can do with your students using paper! Engineering, math and science.

A few days ago I was putting together some containers of STEM materials, using straws for the challenge, and heard a student say this: "I see straws in those bins. We use a lot of straws!" Yes, we do! In fact, we use so many straws for challenges that I asked for straws to

Hands-on STEM fun with paper plate roller coasters! Elementary students will love designing paper plate STEM roller coaster to learn about energy physics.

I kind of feel like "fun" and "indoor recess" is a bit of an oxymoron. Indoor recess days used to stress me out, but I've come up with a couple tried and true indoor recess ideas that are great for those dreaded rainy days. Sometimes I will divide students into small groups and let them choose from a list of activities, other times we will play whole group games. Either way, older kids need breaks too (and so do we). Here is a list of some indoor games and brain break activities for those…

This amazing Pencil in Water Bag Experiment is a cool science project for kids with instant wow factor. Best part is you probably have all the supplies.