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.

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!

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

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.

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!

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

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!

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 classic Ivory soap experiment, kids learn what happens to different types of soap in the microwave, and why!

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.

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!

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!