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Investigate the advantages of the use of ceramics in engines such as the tiles used in Space Shuttle. Use iron filings and magnets.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Build your child's vocabulary by exploring and discussing spatial relationships during everyday activities such as building, rearranging, and ordering.

Boost your preschooler's math and verbal skills by having her participate in simple, fun activities that teach her how to sort, count, and categorize objects.

In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are bigger, smaller, longer, and shorter.

Create clear sound shakers so your preschooler can observe and compare the different sounds that objects make!

Try a 100th Day of School Scavenger Hunt with your preschooler, and send her on the search for objects of different colors!

Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

Does your preschooler like cereal? Explore numbers with everyday objects and food with this fun counting activity.

Introduce the idea of measuring weight to your preschooler or kindergartener by making a fun and easy-to-use bungee scale to weigh household objects.

Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in kindergarten math, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!

Teach your preschooler color recognition using this handy egg carton sorter. She will group objects by color and learn to recognize their names with this tool.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or Lego blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.

Want to help your kid with math? Get out the grab bag! This game is a great way to practice the tricky business of associating numbers with sets of objects.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

Determine how effective animal camouflage is by simulating it in an indoor and outdoor setting.

Does your kid have a stash of sweets left over from Halloween? Turn that pile of candy into a learning opportunity with this sorting and categorizing activity.

Weave a unique ribbon pattern! This fun arts and crafts activity is a great way to make colorful projects and learn basic math and art skills.

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

This potato cannon activity teaches your middle schooler about the principle of Boyle's Law. Make a potato cannon and have a blast learning about science.

Use playing cards to learn about temperature as well as positive and negative integers in this fourth grade math game.

Does your child love toy cars? Here’s a terrific way for them to play with their toy cars and practice number recognition skills at the same time.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

First graders will love practicing addition with this fun math game.