Activities for 5th graders

Find 5th grade science projects for the science fair, or get hands-on classroom activities on matter, ecosystems, astronomy, and more.

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

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

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

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.

Fun With Firsties

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

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…

Sharpie solubility experiment for kids- An engaging science experiment for elementary students learning about scientific processes and the scientific method. A fun science activity for first, second, third and fourth grade classrooms and homeschool.