Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

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

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

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.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

This project examines if computer screen and text color affect retention and if people subconsciously prefer combinations of colors that help their retention.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

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

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

How would you dry your wet clothes if your dryer didn't work? Find out with this fun experiment!

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