This fun elementary school science fair project idea helps students in designing an amusement park using their knowledge of forces and simple machines.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Make a beautiful nature silhouette to remember a family walk in the park or a camping trip with friends.

This project compares the national anthems of several different countries to determine if there is a correlation between tempo and a country's latitude.

Discover flight initiation distance as you play around in the park with this fun bird watching project!

Did you know July is National Blueberry Month? In celebration, your child can turn blueberries into a great dessert: blueberry sorbet!

Celebrate National Drum Month in November by using a couple of recycled yogurt cups and making a groovy set of bongos!

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

In celebration of National Peace Day on September 21st, your child can create a colorful peace collage, using magazine clippings and colorful pieces of paper.

April is National Pecan Month! Your child can make a tasty treat and learn more about pecans, which are native to the southern United States!

Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!

Make "fossils" with your child to hide in the sandbox or at the park or the beach, to help your child explore his archaeological side.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Take a nature walk in your backyard or local park to find one object for every letter of the alphabet. Then put them together in this handy nature book.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Introduce your child to the world of kite flying with Kite Frisbee, a great game that develops her kite flying and Frisbee playing abilities at the same time.

Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

This science fair project will go beyond the simple definition of conservation to explore the different facets of what conservation means.

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

This science fair project idea's objective is to understand the architecture and function of neurons and their key components.

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

In this science fair project, learn how a mineral streak is made and how it can help identify an unknown mineral.

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Explore the great outdoors and make lasting memories with your child in this fun fall activity! Children will make a decorative piece with the leaves they collect and develop their fine and gross motor skills through cutting and coloring.