Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

Have your preschooler paint like Monet, and build crucial handwriting skills at the same time!

This science fair project focuses on the use of the enzyme amylase found in human saliva to break down starch into sugar.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Crazy quilting is a fun and easy way for kids to exercise some creativity and connect with the past.

Ask your fourth grader to jazz up the family kitchen by creating this adorable clothespin giraffe to sit on the counter and hold recipe cards.

Enlisting the cooperation of your teenager to help prepare your household for an emergency is the perfect way to get set, fast.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

If you're looking for a fun and easy way to remember your friends, a themed photo shoot is the way to go.

Test for a correlation between perceived color and heart rate. Using a stethoscope and stop watch, measure the heart rate (beats per minute) of volunteers.

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

Found poetry is a great exercise for kids to practice seeing the beauty and humor in ordinary, everyday language.

Show your teen how to make her own beeswax lip balm. It's one of the simplest do-it-yourself activities, and it's fun to make!

Compare different remedies for cooling the mouth after eating spicy food.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

In this fun activity, kids learn how to make their own bravery badges so they can be brave anytime they want.

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

Here's a review of simile, metaphor, and personification, and a fun, creative writing activity to make things like metaphor a piece of cake!

What IS That Thing? is a game for kids of all ages that uses scrap paper and junk from around the house! A great way to recycle, reduce, and reuse.

There is debate about whether chalkboards or whiteboards are better. This experiment explores which leads to better retention of visually-displayed information.

This activity will put those Halloween treats to good use by using candy corn to help your child with her subtraction skills.

Help second graders grasp their understanding of tall tales and practice writing with this activity by writing about their own family!

This science fair project explores how salt and sugar affect the melting rate of ice in water.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.