The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

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

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

In this fun math activity, second graders will learn to estimate items in a jar! 

Make a creative Father's Day art card to celebrate your family's beloved guy!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how:

Strong writing engages all five senses, and this fabulous fall-themed simile activity is the perfect way to celebrate sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

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

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

This activity will help generate ideas for your child to write about...without the moans and groans!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

This nature craft is a great way for your child to learn about the fall season and make a festive decoration to display in your home.

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

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

This science fair project idea investigates which objects float and sink in honey, water, and oil.

Tired of gum with flavor that lasts for just a couple of minute? Put gum to the test with this chewy science experiment!

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!