Fifth Grade Science Fair Project Ideas
5th grade science projects enable kids to apply everything they've learned over the course of their elementary school careers in
order to discover some pretty cool and new things about the world around them. In addition to setting up more sophisticated
experimental procedures, 5th graders can analyze their results using more sophisticated math, and may begin to acquire an
appreciation for large sample sizes and their ability to produce more reliable averages.
Science Fair Projects...
The Hydrologic Cycle
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Self-Inflating Balloons
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Snow to Liquid Ratio
FIFTH GRADE
SECOND GRADE
Bernoulli's Principle Experiment
FIFTH GRADE
PHYSICS
Water and Mosses
FIFTH GRADE
SECOND GRADE
Create Your Own Miniature Salt Flats!
FIFTH GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
Plane Mirror Reflection Experiment
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Magnetic Levitation
FIFTH GRADE
PHYSICS
Why do Ants Like Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners?
FIFTH GRADE
CHEMISTRY
Heat Capacity of Water vs. Heat Capacity of Oil
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
The Mohs Test: How to Compare the Hardness of Minerals
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Surface Features of the Moon Model
FIFTH GRADE
ASTRONOMY
Composting Food Scraps
FIFTH GRADE
ECOLOGY
Parts of a Bean Seed
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Effects of Chemical Weathering on Rocks
FIFTH GRADE
GEOLOGY
Does Electricity Move Better through Thick Wires or Thin Ones?
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
How Long Will Your Trash Bag Live?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Bridge Project
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Does Adding Salt to Pasta make it Cook Faster?
FIFTH GRADE
THIRD GRADE
Where Did All the Wild Things Go?
FIFTH GRADE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Streak Test
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Taste Perception
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
High Frequency Hearing Test
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
Forensic Entomology and the Life Cycle of the Blowfly
FIFTH GRADE
FIRST GRADE
The Psychology of Feeling Watched
FIFTH GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
Popcorn Pumice: Exploring Different Rock Densities
FIFTH GRADE
THIRD GRADE
Does Age Affect Memory?
FIFTH GRADE
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
Balloon Rocket Experiment
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
Can Dog Drool Kill Germs?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A Glass Symphony
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Series and Parallel Circuits
FIFTH GRADE
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Renewable Energy Project for Kids: Power from Water
FIFTH GRADE
ENGINEERING
Is Horse Manure a Possible Energy Source in a Crisis?
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
Salinity and Hatching Brine Shrimp Eggs
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Illuminating Aluminum
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Salt Melting Ice
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mapping the Energy Use of My Classroom
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Preserving Foods
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Plant Phototropism Experiment
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
How to Find Specific Gravity of Minerals
FIFTH GRADE
GEOLOGY
How Do Seeds Hitchhike?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3D Model of the Sun
FIFTH GRADE
ASTRONOMY
What is Condensation?
FIFTH GRADE
PHYSICS
How to Make a Rubber Band Car
FIFTH GRADE
ENGINEERING
Microwave Plant Experiment: Radish Seed Germination
Does Mint Actually Cool Things Down?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Do Screen and Text Color Affect Retention?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How to Make Lightning
FIFTH GRADE
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Meat Science!
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
What Animals are Most Popular? A Data Analysis Project
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Paper Making: The Next Level
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How Do Heat and Pressure Create Metamorphic Rocks?
FIFTH GRADE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Tensile Strength Test
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Heat Convection in Liquids
FIFTH GRADE
PHYSICS
Examples of Mechanical Weathering
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Water Purification Experiment: Removing Chlorine From Water
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
Energy Efficient Windows
FIFTH GRADE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Sound Localization: Judging Sound Direction
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
Arch Magic: The Unbreakable Egg
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Hammer Ruler Trick
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Age and the Willingness to Adopt Technology
FIFTH GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
Air Density, Convection, and the Movement of Air Molecules
FIFTH GRADE
WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Windmill Model Science Project
FIFTH GRADE
ENGINEERING
How Good is Your Sense of Smell?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How to Make Gears
FIFTH GRADE
ENGINEERING
Environmental Effects of Biodegradability on Plastic Bags, Paper...
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
Which Type Of Rocks Are Most Damaged By Freezing?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Caffeine and Heart Rate: What Is the Effect of Caffeine on Heart Rate?
FIFTH GRADE
ANATOMY
How Do the Phases of the Moon Affect the Tides?
FIFTH GRADE
EASY
Can Earthworms be Used to Recycle Kitchen Wastes into Fertile...
FIFTH GRADE
MEDIUM
How Accurate is Using a Sundial Compared to an Atomic Clock?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Sugar Crystallization
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How Lefties Write
FIFTH GRADE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Which Food Will Mold the Fastest?
FIFTH GRADE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL