5-Minute Science: Grades 4-6

This collection of 50 quick, mind-blowing experiments will have students clamoring for more! Bend water, use soap to propel a boat, pierce a potato with a drinking straw, make two books stick without glue, and more. Use these learning-rich activities to introduce a new topic, review a science concept, or bring a lesson to an exciting conclusion. Each activity requires only a few easy-to-find materials and includes background information, discussion questions, and correlations to the NGSS.