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.

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

How does a flashlight work? Kids will make a complete circuit and explore how voltage contributes to brightness with this science fair project idea.

Science fair project which measures whether tsunamis are more destructive when they are caused by an earthquake or by a meteor.

Looking for a fun group activity for kids? Offering writing practice, grammar review, and plenty of hands-on creativity, wacky word art is the way to go.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

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.

Build a 3d animal cell model with this cool science fair project, which helps kids visualize and understand the function of a cell's parts and organelles.

Encourage local wildlife to settle down in your backyard with this adorable bird nest craft.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Create a fun hands-on game to practice long division, using magnetic numbers on a fridge.

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Make Frankenstein bolts for your trick-or-treater this Halloween. These homemade Frankenstein bolts make your child look just like the popular monster.

Using aluminum is a great way to recycle and make some shiny ornaments borrowing from this traditional Mexican art form. Here's an easy kids' activity!

By taking math on a shopping trip your child will be practicing rounding, estimation and addition with a with a hands-on method.

Make use of your family's leftover Christmas cards and wrapping paper with a colorful letter craft activity!

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

Your child will be delighted to create a sweet painting in the style of pop artist Wayne Thiebaud!

Here's an activity that will get your child's attention with a back-to-school shopping spree. He'll use decimal skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide!

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Introduce your young artist to this art form with this fun and creative activity, which blends arts and crafts with patterning for hidden math practice!

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Did you know that witches are a very popular Halloween costume? This October the 31st, your child will learn how to create their very own decorative witch hat.

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.