If your third grader is having difficulty sequencing events in a story, try creating this book square.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

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

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

Find the area in this fun math card game. You'll help your child start thinking in terms of units as you create shapes out of playing cards.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

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.

Create a special gift for Mother's or Father's Day using felt, cardstock and buttons to create a memorable frame in the shape of a heart.

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

Invite your child to create a lovely windmill using the ancient art of origami.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Using only straight-line sewing, your fourth can create a nifty felt pencil case perfect for his busy life.

Create a one-of-a-kind lunchbox with your second grader using recycled materials and some down home ingenuity!

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

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

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to examine light refraction as it passes through liquid crystals.