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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

Find out whether packaged seeds actually do expire in this new science fair project idea.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!