Which do you prefer: real or artificial? Try this sweet little taste experiment to help your kids develop a better awareness of the food they consume.

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

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

Here's a simple, fun activity which will save you time and reinforce your child's math skills along the way.

This science fair project idea explores whether white light can be separated into different colors.

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

Leadership is a word that can hold many meanings. In this activity, your child will define the word "leadership," learn more about a leader they admire, and reflect on their leadership. Finally, your child will reflect on how they too are a leader!

Teach your child how to accessorize the environmental way!

In this science fair project, students will try to discover if test subjects can detect the presence of Monosodium Glutumate (MSG) in food.

What better way to show someone you love them than by telling them? This hair band craft features the American Sign Language sign for âI Love You.â

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

In this activity, your child will reflect on how adults can learn from kids. They will watch a TED Talk presented by a 12-year-old girl about the power of young people’s ideas and teachings, and they will generate some of their own unique ideas.

This science fair project enhances the understanding and awareness of energy use and explores the concept of energy efficient.

Choose a design that is as simple or as intricate as you like and create a stencil that you can use over and over again.

In this arts and crafts activity, you and your child will create colorful three-dimensional artwork using scrunched-up fabric pieces.

Help your child visualize their goals for the new year by creating a self-portrait that represents all of the amazing things they have done and hope to do.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

This science fair project focuses on a polymer called hydrogel super absorbent crystal which absorbs water, swelling to many times its original size.

What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

In this cool physics experiment, use double plane mirrors at various angles to learn about light reflection. Then, see if you can solve a puzzling problem!

Glass is see-through, but usually you can still see that it is there. In this experiment, we use baby oil to make glass go completely invisible.

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

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

This science fair project idea explores plant growth from a bulb, root, and a stem and investigates asexual plant reproduction.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

For a fun way to encourage your child to read, try this comprehension technique made to satisfy visual learners.

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Your child can re-use and re-purpose old seeds and paper into something new: decorated paper that can be planted!