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Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

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 November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

Administer IQ tests to volunteers. have one group practice typical IQ test problems. Then compare results of the two groups.

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Do dogs understand English? Kids will find out with one of our favorite dog science fair projects that tests how dogs process human language and other cues.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

Look at people's face shape. Do you think their face shape affects your perception of kindness? Find out more in this science fair project idea!

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Your child can create a portrait of himself or his loved ones in the style of Modigliani with the help of oil pastels!

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.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Learn about our cognitive capacity of attention and to learn about factors that influence attention.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Learn about the factors that influence group conformity.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.