Getting through to your tween or teen is a whole lot easier with a Family Journal that serves as an old-school, non-electronic form of communication.

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

For a fun activity that takes the dull out of decimals, show you child how to gain a better understanding of decimals...as dollar amounts!

Give your third grader's reading and writing skills a stretch: have her create a Care Manual for your pet the next time your family goes away.

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Test the effects of left and right handedness on writing speed and penmanship. Volunteers hand-copy the same paragraph of text, which samples look neater?

Test for a correlation between perceived color and heart rate. Using a stethoscope and stop watch, measure the heart rate (beats per minute) of volunteers.

This science fair project idea compares whether ionic dryers leave hair in better condition than non-ionic dryers.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

Research history of programming language. Design a new or improved programming language. Create a display that illustrates the features and improvements.

Test ability to distinguish between natural and artificial aromatherapy oils. Select fragrance, natural and synthetic sample. Volunteers state preference.

Create a colorful, informative display that illustrates the properties of blood cells. Prepare slides using samples of fresh raw beef or chicken bone marrow.

Study the effect of music on blood pressure. Compare blood pressure readings before and after the listening session. Analyze results, write a detailed report.

This science fair project idea determines whether eating before or after exercise is more beneficial to health and performance.

Learn about the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system and its relationship to the rest of the body.

Watch pre-packaged seeds and seeds taken from inside fruits and vegetables grow. Which ones will grow faster? Read more in this science fair project idea.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Science fair project the demonstrates Newton's Third Law using a milk carton filled with water.

The next time your kids are pent up inside because of bad weather, try hosting a Balloon Olympics!

In this science fair experiment about recycling, demonstrate how the wax from a candle can be reused to make another candle.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

There is debate about whether chalkboards or whiteboards are better. This experiment explores which leads to better retention of visually-displayed information.

Your child will reflect on the term "beauty" and the things they are grateful for. They will read the book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and reflect on how focusing on the small and big things of beauty around them can benefit themselves and others.

This science project has students study the idea of human beauty.

This science fair project idea attempts to prevent another tragedy in Gonaives and encourages technological advances against flooding.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!