Blend science and math to explore a very important first grade social studies question: does our planet contain more land or more water?

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

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 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!

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

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

This seashell necklace lets you keep a piece of the beach with you. Help your crafty kid create this seashell necklace, the perfect summer keepsake.

You and your fourth grader can pay homage to the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada, by baking up a batch of maple leaf pancakes!

This fun shape game is like Twister...with a twist!

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

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

Keep school day sniffles at bay with a simple felt tissue cozy that fits neatly in a 3-ring binder.

Science fair project that helps you better understand density by comparing the relative densities of cans of Coke and Diet Coke.

In this activity, your child will make her own "quicksand" to better understand how a substance can be both fluid and solid at the same time.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

Show your third grader how to craft his own version of the symbolic Olympic rings using some easy-to-find art supplies!

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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.

The next time your child decides he needs to press restart on his wardrobe, don't ship his clothes off to Goodwill so fast.

Filling out forms can be a great learning experience for kids. Here's how to give your child some FORMal training.

Here's a brain-challenging treasure hunt for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals!

Your first grader will love telling time while playing this fun game of tag! Ask Captain Midnight for the time, but watch out when his watch says "midnight"!

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

Determine which kind of rock (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) has the greatest reservoir capacity, which is the ability to hold the most oil and natural gas.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.