Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

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

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

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.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

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.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

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.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.