Teenagers across the country are getting involved in the issues they care about, and your child shouldn't be the exception to the rule.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Turn your child's learning about ancient civilizations into a swashbuckling adventure by having her make an ancient treasure map!

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

This science fair project idea determines whether volunteers remember more information presented orally or visually or kinesthetically.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

This social science experiment endeavors to determine whether certain types of animals provide greater physical and mental health benefits to their owners.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

This science project investigates the influence of different genres of movies on appetite.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Get your child excited for the seemingly stuffier side of these chilly months with a mock debate.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun activity.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.