Movement activities are crucial for developing minds and bodies. Animal movements, in particular, encourage children to think about their own body mechanics in comparison with animals they may have observed.

Test of the effect of exercise on rote memory. Prepare a single list of 40 randomly chosen words. Have volunteers recall as many words as possible.

Summer is a great time to work on pre-kindergarten skills that will serve your child well in her first year at school, while having some fun in the sun!

Observe trends in the properties of writing materials over past 5000 years and extrapolate to future time. Prepare a table that compares writing material.

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets them create a cool city guide and work their writing chops, too!

This science fair project idea investigates how images are influenced by changes in light.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Tree rings can tell the age of the tree but also information about the world. This science experiment uses tree stumps to discover new facts.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.

This science fair project idea determines which brand of batteries have the longest life.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Ask your middle schooler to figure out what the next 100 days hold in store for him; he'll keep track of daily, weekly, and monthly commitments.

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!

2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Greeting cards are nice, but after they've been opened most cards soon end up in the trash. This year, make Dad a Father's Day card he'll treasure forever.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Turn spring cleaning into an opportunity to spend quality time with your teen by helping her redecorate her room.

Try this patterned story activity with your kindergartener to help her build up her reading and writing skills using some of her favorite books from preschool.

Help your first grade reader become an expert in "sh," "ch," and "th" words with this fun, homemade game.

The objective of this science fair project is to assess the benefits of the game system for improving player performance following use.

Learn about Andy Warhol and his famous portraits with your child by creating your own self-portrait in his trademark style.

This science project has students collect wood samples and invent new uses for different types of wood based on its properties.

This science fair project idea examines various dead zones and investigates the cause and how it can be fixed.

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Research camouflage products and techniques, test quality by timing volunteers. Calculate the average length of time to recognize the subject.

Children take inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to write their own blog listicle on a topic of their choosing.

Take paper football to the next level by creating a "field" with objects from around the house. A great indoor and rainy-day activity.