Soil is made up of different layers. How far down do you need to dig to find the soil horizon, or the place where bits of leaves and branches become soil?

If your kid is fascinated by dinosaurs, show him how to make his very own dinosaur egg. When he's not looking, hide a surprise inside!

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Assist your kindergartener in constructing his own shy little magic turtle out of just a plastic cup, tube sock, and wooden dowel.

A project to reinforce learning about the layers of the rainforest, rain forest ecosystem, and the greenhouse effect.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Here's a fun activity to reinforce simple short and long vowel words for your first grader.

This goofy scramble book activity will bring laughs...but also some good, solid comprehension skills too!

Determine how effective animal camouflage is by simulating it in an indoor and outdoor setting.

Your fourth grader will hone his fine motor skills and learn to follow directions as he creates this recycled angel tree topper out of an ordinary soda bottle!

A great science fair project on solar oven design that helps kids learn about solar power and solar heating.

Experiment with the wonders of pressure and condensation by crushing a soda can with nothing but air and water!

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Show your fourth grader how to make a delicate, dried flower bookmark with flowers native to their neighborhood.

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Science fair project which will teach you more about the foods that you eat, and learn which ones are healthier choices.

Here's a motivational kit that lets your emerging reader know you're with him for the whole wild ride.

Help your child practice his writing skills, while ensuring he'll get some mail to call his own, by making Family Mailboxes, a fun arts and crafts project.

By tracking nutritional information from candy wrappers, your teen can use statistics to find which treats offer the fewest tricks on Halloween!

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Rainy day? Stuck inside? Here's an arts and crafts pasta project to enjoy with your kindergartener that helps her with math patterns too.

Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.

For this activity your child will use the ready made glycerin base to create elegant rose petal hand soaps.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

Play the fridge magnet name game with your preschooler to help prepare her for kindergarten reading and writing.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!

This homemade alphabet game will keep your kindergartener on his toes and help him practice letter, numbers, and taking turns. The whole family can participate!