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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.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

Use chemical analysis to identify a variety of mystery powders that look the same but actually have very different properties.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Celebrate spring -- and take care of a little spring cleaning -- with this creative craft that turns a single sock into an adorable rabbit.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

This science fair project idea provides evidence that air is everywhere and takes up space.

This fun calculator exercise will take the mystery away from the machine, and familiarize your child with the functions of a calculator.

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

Science fair project idea examines validity of mood ring predictions. Analyze accuracy of results, consider the impact of temperature

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

Boost your child's imagination and creativity by having her design her own deck of trading cards.