This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

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

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

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.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

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.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

In this classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!