This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

How clean is the air we breathe? The answer might surprise you. Learn how to investigate local air quality with this cool science fair project.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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

Create a DIY Electromagnet! Using a 9v battery to create an electrical field around a nail, students explore electromagnetism in this cool science project idea.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

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.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Science fair project that examines how to grow bacteria in a controlled setting, using simple materials from around the home.

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

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!

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!