Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!