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

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

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

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

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

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

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

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

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

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!