This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Your child can explore color mixing and design while folding together a paint-filled paper and then using a marker to outline it.

This experiment investigates the relationship between the temperature of a candle and its burn rate.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

Make a backbone model to explore human anatomy and life science.

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

This science fair project idea determines if the color of light affects the growth of plants.

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Challenge your kid to use his knowledge about percentages in this fun game. Just roll the dice and race to calculate the percentage.

Help your second grader grasp the concept of verb tenses with this silly card game!

This simple activity is not only fun, it's also a useful way to organize children's closets — and offer kids some autonomy to boot.

Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.

Have you ever noticed the ridges on a dog's nose? In this project, we take several dogs' nose prints and discover just how unique they are!

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

Boost those first grade reading and writing skills with this sweet Mother's Day poem idea.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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!

Review fractions with your budding mathematician when you play this fun, educational math board game.

How does a flashlight work? Kids will make a complete circuit and explore how voltage contributes to brightness with this science fair project idea.

Introduce learners to the skeletal system and create a budget-friendly Halloween craft with this paper skeleton!

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

In this project, all you need is a protractor to learn how to use the altitude of Polaris to find latitude on Earth. Polaris is also known as the North Star.

Let your future scribe's imagination run wild! Children have a hard time understanding fact versus fiction, and writing a tall tale can help.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.