5. Grade Science Fair Projects provide kids with an opportunity to become more self-reliant while engaging their creativity, instilling passion for learning, and preparing them for future science classes and competitions.
Conduct an easy density experiment using regular and diet soda. Craft secret messages using baking soda and reveal them for further insight into acids and bases.
Volcano
Volcanic eruptions can range from minor to violent; scientists typically classify eruptions according to what material comes out, how much of it rises into the air, and its path.
Volcanoes can be found all across Earth and its moons, as well as on other planets. Voyager 2 observed cryovolcanoes on Triton – one of Neptune’s satellites – while Cassini-Huygens detected fountains of methane erupting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
Students can conduct an easy experiment to gain more insight into convection currents by creating their own lava lamp project. Furthermore, students will explore density by pouring regular and diet soda into a bin of water to see which one floats or sinks.
Arches
Arches is a comprehensive platform for data management, discovery and visualization that comes without licensing fees and provides access to numerous features.
Children will love this messy yet educational experiment that explores surface tension using Mentos candy and Diet Soda. Furthermore, this engaging activity teaches them the value of carefully observing scientific results as well as providing them with knowledge of gas molecules and gravity.
Apply the scientific method to an observational project that allows students to test different food preservation methods such as boiling, baking and freezing before reporting back their results – this project is perfect for engaging fifth graders in scientific investigation!
Catapult
Put your students’ engineering abilities through their paces with this straightforward catapult! It provides a quick way of demonstrating Newton’s Laws of Motion as well as the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy.
Students can conduct experiments to see how weight affects launch distance of different objects. Furthermore, they can explore various rubber band lengths and thicknesses to study how these impact the projectile trajectory.
Kids can go the extra step by creating theme catapults to shoot pom poms, candy or jingle bells! This STEM challenge provides endless fun for all ages while practicing counting and measuring!
Static Electricity
Static electricity – that familiar zap that makes your hair stand on end – results from an imbalance of positive and negative electric charges, and when left undischarged can build up and damage sensitive electronics. Electrons can build up on people while walking across carpeted floors with socks on or touching doorknobs; when neutralized it creates sparks which shock people.
Students explore pitch and sound waves through this simple yet effective physics experiment utilizing jars, water, and a balloon. Furthermore, it introduces them to the scientific method – something essential for fifth graders!
Saliva
Saliva may not come to mind often, but it plays a pivotal role in maintaining good oral and digestive health. While saliva consists of approximately 98% water, its components also include proteins, minerals, electrolytes and antibacterial compounds that work to moisten food for chewing and swallowing, neutralize harmful acids to ease swallowing, kill germs that cause bad breath as well as heal wounds.
This project examines the ability of dog saliva to kill bacteria in Petri dishes. Results demonstrate that dogs’ saliva can significantly reduce bacterial growth in samples, with experimentation exploring why this occurs. This activity can teach 5th graders the science behind everyday occurrences that seem magical but are actually scientific processes; additionally it allows students to gain experience layering liquids slowly until they float to one side as part of an interactive demo on density.
Newspaper Engineering
5th graders love engaging in hands-on projects that allow them to explore their world and develop a love of learning. These hands-on science experiments for fifth grade will captivate and engage pupils while sparking curiosity while strengthening problem-solving abilities.
Utilizing household items, this easy yet impressive science experiment demonstrates the power of magnet transference. Students create paperclip chains as they demonstrate this scientific principle.
This engineering challenge simulates the challenges that real engineers encounter: limited supplies, time restrictions and other restrictions. Teams build towers from newspaper to see how well it supports weight and stands up against wind; additionally, this newspaper engineering project fosters communication and teamwork skills.