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Does your second grader want to learn a magic trick? Here is a simple trick using only 3 dice and a little bit of addition and subtraction.

Science fair project that models the subterranean movement of water, using Darcy's Law. How can this information be used in hazardous material spills?

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

Discover if soda geysers will erupt when using regular vs. diet cola and which candies will create eruptions.

Craft a pirate telescope using an old paper towel roll, and get ready for some goofy pirate adventures!

Measure temperature change over time using a variety of insulation materials. Be creative with insulation materials: scarves, yarn, socks, feathers, oil, etc

Investigate the different ways in which objects and organisms can be classified, create your own. then have volunteers classify using their own systems.

Using favorite quotes and song lyrics, your child can make a quote of the month calendar for her friends to hang in their lockers or their bedrooms.

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate magnetic forces of attraction and repulsion using a magnet and everyday objects.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

Can your third grader catch a leprechaun using a homemade trap? Help her entice these folkloric Irish fairies with gold coins that they simply can't resist.

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

Show your child how to make homemade wrapping paper with a twist by using sponge art to create the fabulous designs. Here's how:

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

Let your kid have fun painting by blowing the paint around on the paper rather than using a paintbrush. The result will be a fabulously abstract piece of art!

Using just an egg carton and some beans or pennies, you can play this game with your first grader and see real gains in core math skills.

Using just a deck of old playing cards and some general craft supplies, you can create a unique and fun Valentine's Day decoration that's made with love.

Kids paint a still life of a vase of flowers using colors found side by side on the color wheel, just like Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers.

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Your child will create her own falling snowflakes using white paper and glue them over a tree, so it appears as if they are falling from the sky.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for your preschooler: make pendulum paintings using only a funnel, canvas, and paint!

In this arts and crafts activity, you can make fun bracelets using just a handful of buttons and some elastic cord. And it's a counting game, too!

Science fair project which helps you determine your latitude by using an astrolabe, which measures the angle between the North Star and the horizon.

Bring the zoo to you with this fun second grade arts and crafts activity: make a mini menagerie using colored pipe cleaners, a pencil and marker, and eyes!

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