Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

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!

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

In this project, different childproof containers are tested to see how childproof they really are.

In this project, a mnemonic is used to test how it increases memory.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

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

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

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

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

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

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

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

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

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.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

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

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

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

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.

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.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.