120 hands-on experiments, engineering builds, and Olympiad-inspired challenges for Grades 1 to 12.
8 projects for Grade 5
Time how long sugar takes to dissolve in cold, warm and hot water, then explain what you see.
30 to 45 min · 6 materialsView projectMake a battery from lemons, a nail and a coin and measure its voltage as you add more lemons.
40 to 65 min · 6 materialsView projectMake a spinning paper helicopter and test how blade length changes how long it takes to fall.
35 to 55 min · 6 materialsView projectBuild parachutes of different sizes and find out how canopy size changes how long a toy takes to fall.
40 to 60 min · 6 materialsView projectBuild a lightweight paper glider, change its wing or weight, and measure how far each version flies.
40 to 60 min · 6 materialsView projectOne partner builds a secret structure and describes it, and the other rebuilds it using only measurements and words.
40 to 60 min · 5 materialsView projectUse a scale to place the planets along a strip of paper and discover how empty space really is.
40 to 70 min · 5 materialsView projectFind the shape of rectangular garden that gives the most room when you have a fixed amount of fence.
40 to 65 min · 5 materialsView projectEduVistaHQ.com · Learn • Explore • Grow. Olympiad-inspired activities are practice for the skills those competitions use. EduVistaHQ is not affiliated with Science Olympiad or any other competition organization.