Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

Based upon traditional Indonesian Wayang puppets; kids will make their very own puppet in this activity, with movable arms that can be operated with sticks.

Dress up a plain old pen with this pretty craft that's great for back-to-school time.

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Help your child make sense of our colorful world with this easy-to-make color challenge!

Be an inspector detective for a day in this fun mystery game that puts your child's powers of observation to the test. Perfect for a party or group gathering.

This low-prep party game is a perfect for entertaining all-too-easily-bored teens, and an easy way to lighten the mood during a group study session.

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

Inspire your learner to love poems like Sonia Sotomayor by reading some poetry aloud!

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Make quick sweet and salty walnuts, a delicious addition to fall salads and fruit and nut plates, or a simple afternoon snack.

Edible holiday gifts are perfect for the foodie in your life. Learn how to make edible holiday gifts with this activity and tutorial.

Plant sunflower seeds , measure height, calculate average height, compare size and weight of heads. Interpret findings in detailed report.

Make a Canadian-Themed dinner with your child to celebrate the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics!

Make some fabulously festive flan and get your child in the kitchen to teach him some tricks of the culinary trade as he makes this traditional Mexican treat.

If you have a small family or just aren't into the idea of cooking this year, treat your family to this decadent, aromatic chicken recipe.

Bring the Star of David symbol to life by baking and decorating festive sugar cookies for Hanukkah!

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Work on division with remainders in this fun fourth grade math board game.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

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.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

This decimal game is a great way to help your child get familiar with how decimal values work.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

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

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

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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

make the most original Easter eggs on the block with this beading craft to ring in the Spring!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.