Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

All it takes is some colored felt fabric, a needle, thread, and a few beads and your daughter can make decorative felt pinwheels!

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

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Teach your fourth grader foreshortening, a type of visual perspective in art with this fun and easy activity!

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!

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

Grandparents are always wondering what to get kids for their birthdays. Try out this idea: a list of 10 little-known facts about Grandma or Grandpa.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Kids will make a beautiful rainbow in a jar and learn what enables different types of liquids to remain distinct in separate layers.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

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

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.

Math Facts Game: A mix of musical chairs and Twister meets math. Nipping multiplication problems in the bud was never this much fun!

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

Help your fourth grade scientist practice measurement, and make a scrumptious, healthy summer cheesecake in the process!

Explore griffins, dragons, and other medieval mythical beasts through sculpture by making your own bas relief beast out of modeling clay.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

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.

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

Help your child learn the parts of speech! Start with adjectives and have your child describe Santa Claus to someone who has never heard of him.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.