Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Take a dive into the candy jar with this yummy science experiment.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

Here's a homemade bulletin board project to help your fourth grader's school year start off right.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

Eating a healthy breakfast starts the day out right, and your child can make something tasty and nutritious while honing her culinary skills!

Bend, twist, squish and press a paper bag into a tree! Once it's finished, your child's Halloween tree will look like it came right out of a scary fairy tale.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Here's a guide to help you design a challenging pool obstacle course for your elementary school children with ordinary pool toys and household objects.

In this project, a model of a submarine is built to simulate the buoyancy and displacement of water and air.

Create origami claws that can transform your child into a bird, cat, or other clawed creature.

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Make a friendship bracelet with your child this Mother's Day or the next time they are looking for a fun project to do!

Learn about the role of Earth's rotation on the Coriolis Effect and hurricanes in this science project. Model the Coriolis Effect on a hurricane's direction.

Kids go wild over this colorful and tasty recipe that's perfect for St. Patrick's Day: make green mashed potatoes loaded with healthy vegetables.

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

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

If you love the look of yarn but aren't in the mood for complicated knitting or crocheting, have your child create simple and beautiful yarn letters.

Who wants to take a boring paper bag to school -- just to throw away as soon as the bell rings -- when you can create a reusable lunch bag out of fleece?

Take your child's knowledge of shapes out of the classroom and into the real world!

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

Figuring out fractions can be a challenge! But with this game your child will become more comfortable converting fractions after only a little practice.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!