Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Understanding how a map works is tricky for kids, so why not make it into a fun activity for the whole family?

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Give your child a chance to review his knowledge of safety and show off his writing skills at the same time by writing a safety manual to share at home.

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

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!

A nonet is a 9-line poem. Like haiku, each line has a specific number of syllables, starting with nine in the first line and ending with only one in the last.

Your child will boost her gross motor skills as she has fun playing with your easy-to-make and totally safe dart board and dart balls.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

How can we describe the relationship of magnetic field strength vs. distance? Kids will find out with this free science fair project idea.

Help your child gain reading comprehension skills, as well as listening and memory skills with this fun activity that uses his favorite book!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

In this science project, learn about water transport in plants and make a beautiful dyed floral arrangement with cohesion, adhesion, and xylem tubes!

Do you think you can blow down a sand castle with a mighty wind? Find out which material stands up best to erosion in this erosion experiment.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

This science fair project idea investigates emulsifiers that allow oil and vinegar to mix.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.