Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Put a twist on traditional oil painting with this fun science activity that you and your first grader can do together.

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

This science fair project idea deals with the qualities of shade on a sunny day.

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

In this investigation, three different juices are tested to determine which juice contains the greatest amount of vitamin C.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

In this project, waves of vibrations are experimented with using water in glasses.

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

This science fair project idea researches how your choice of clothing affect how hot or cool you feel during the day.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.