| 5th grade science fair projects are a little bit more | | | | balloon and put ¼ cup of water into balloon, blow |
| involved than the previous grades. At this age students | | | | it up and tie it closed. When placed over a lit match, the |
| are expected to come up with their own topic, | | | | student will find that the balloon will not pop, even if it |
| perform the majority of the experiment on their own | | | | touches the flame, though it may get a black patch on |
| and be able to write a small report on it with minimal | | | | it from soot. |
| adult assistance. This isn't too difficult because fifth | | | | The reason why the balloon will not pop is because |
| graders are full of questions about the world, so they | | | | the flame heats the liquid behind the rubber, rather than |
| shouldn't have any trouble coming up with a topic and | | | | the rubber itself. The student can do another project |
| conducting a little experiment to find out the answer. | | | | involving heat and rubber by gathering a few rubber |
| Though if a student is looking for some ideas, there is | | | | bands and examining the rubber as it relates to heat, a |
| one great 5th grade science fair project where one | | | | form of energy. All they will need for this experiment is |
| will create a fire proof balloon. To test this, the student | | | | their forehead and some rubber bands. They are |
| will need adult supervision. The adult will assist the 5th | | | | simply testing to see if the rubber bands get warmer |
| grader to blow up the balloon, tie it shut, and place it | | | | or cooler when stretched. You can judge this by |
| over a match. The balloon will pop as you bring it close | | | | holding the rubber band to your head while stretching it. |
| to the flame. The student will then take the second | | | | |