5th grade science fair projects offer students invaluable opportunities to hone their research, experimentation and data collection skills while exploring physics, chemistry and biology concepts through hands-on experiments.
Discover hidden colors in leaves with this fun chromatography challenge. Gain insights into states of matter by watching how crushed soda cans float or sink, while studying thermal energy properties by layering liquids.
Ball-Run Challenge
Conducting a science project aligns perfectly with children’s natural inquisitiveness and fosters life-long interest in learning. However, the right project must also be easy and enjoyable.
Discover potential and kinetic energy with this fun physics experiment! Kids engineer creative ball runs and measure how long it takes their paper ball to drop from one end of a run to the other.
Airplane
Airplanes are a modern form of transportation that rely on aerodynamics to fly. Engineers are responsible for designing and maintaining airplanes.
Encourage kids to develop their engineering skills with this fun twist on the classic catapult project! Students explore potential and kinetic energy while building an aircraft out of wood craft sticks – it’s also an effective way to practice using scientific methodology!
Microscope
A microscope is an indispensable tool that enables us to see objects and organisms too small to see with the naked eye, helping in crime investigations, curing diseases and identifying many natural objects.
Conduct a simple experiment to distinguish the colors of leaves with this straightforward science fair project idea for 5th grade science class. Your child will develop their observation skills while using scientific method in this exciting experiment!
Trampoline
Fifth graders possess an insatiable curiosity for learning. Through engaging science projects, these fun experiments foster that curiosity and encourage scientific discovery.
Bouncing exercises nearly every muscle in your body, strengthening them while improving posture. Bouncing also develops balance, timing and rhythm; helping develop balance can even increase cardiovascular fitness and bone density! At GymbaROO-KindyROO trampolines are used to teach children this lesson.
Rocket
Students use a bottle rocket to explore and demonstrate Newton’s third law of motion and better understand the relationship between action and reaction. This engaging experiment encourages student understanding.
Add an extra challenge by having students record their results on chart paper or spreadsheet and attempt to improve upon them, then conduct another experiment to test out their hypothesis – this helps develop essential analytical skills.
Volcano
Volcanoes may be destructive, yet their destructive power has contributed to Earth’s life-giving atmosphere. Volcanoes have created over 80 percent of our planet’s surface area by shaping mountains, craters and lava rivers – each creating oxygen rich environments for life to flourish in.
Magma rises up through Earth’s surface because it is lighter than surrounding solid rocks, pushing against weak areas in its crust until it breaks through completely.
Archimedes’ Screw
Archimedes screw is an innovative pump based on buoyancy that is used widely around the world – from wastewater treatment plants and grain silos to cement factories and more.
This experiment helps students explore buoyancy by moving water uphill. Additionally, it illustrates the significance of good design! Ensure your tubing is watertight by wrapping it with duct tape to protect it against potential water spillage.
Digestive System
Your digestive system converts food and liquid into essential nutrients that your body can use for energy, growth and repair. Anything excess that cannot be utilized by the body is packaged up as waste for removal via regular bowel movements.
The digestive system, more commonly referred to as the gastrointestinal tract, includes the mouth, throat (pharynx), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus. Additionally, this organ system produces digestive juices to break down food for digestion.
Density
Density refers to the relationship between an object’s mass and volume. Students investigate if objects with equal volumes have different densities.
Build density towers to help students compare solids and liquids and discover differences between their density levels. It is also a good opportunity to demonstrate that density depends on several factors including size, mass and arrangement of atoms within an object.
Convection Currents
Students can conduct an exciting and straightforward experiment to explore convection currents – the movement of hot and cold liquids caused by thermal energy – with incredible results!
This project helps students practice the Scientific Method. Students will design an experiment, collect data and create graphs that showcase their findings – all while honing math skills! Plus it makes for great math practice!