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What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

Illustrate the importance of bicycle safety in this simple 5th grade science experiment. All you need to start are an egg, a Styrofoam ball, and rubber bands.

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

In this science fair project, students examine under what conditions individual plants release seeds and how far the seeds are released.

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Craft butterflies from coffee filters in this sweet spring craft project!

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

Teach your fourth grader foreshortening, a type of visual perspective in art with this fun and easy activity!

Popcorn pops get a Valentine's Day twist with pink popcorn and a red candy center. Make popcorn pops as a special treat for Valentine's Day or any day.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot initiate a domino effect.

This activity challenges your student to use spatial reasoning and computational thinking to program multiple robots.

Have fun making recycled paper using scraps of used paper in your home with this hands-on project.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area.

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

With a clear bottle and a few plastic straws, you can easily make a hummingbird feeder and demonstrate the effects of atmospheric pressure at the same time!

The objective of this science fair project is to study the photosynthesis process and demonstrate the important role that leaves play in the process.

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!

Reuse old Christmas cards by showing your fourth grader how to weave strips of them together to create new and unique woven holiday cards!

This felt pie craft not only teaches sewing skills, but is a sneaky introduction to elementary math standards like geometry, measurement and estimation.

Show your fifth grader how to make this fun vinyl robot to spruce up her walls. Itâs quick to construct and easy to remove or transfer from wall to wall.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

Take advantage of the fact that ink and water don't mix and introduce your kid to suminagashi, a Japanese form of art.

Make over an old shirt that's destined for the thrift shop with this heart cut-out craft for Valentine's Day.

Check out this science project idea to compare organic produce to non-organic produce and how preservatives in food extend the shelf life of goods.