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This science experiment explores why leaves change color in the fall and the role of photosynthesis in leaf coloration.

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

Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Here's a fun activity that will give your child a way to develop his sentences, making them more detailed and interesting.

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Want to do something a little different for Dad this year? Have your child design his very own Father's Day "Greatest Hits CD" card.

Want to get your bookworm interested in science? Check out this cool activity that teaches kids how to write science fiction!

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Compound words get easier if kids can spot two smaller words that they already know inside. Add some fun to the process with this card game!

Make the abstract nature of time and money easier for your kid to understand with some fun ideas that focus on these concepts.

Is your child an amateur origami master? Reach the next stage of paper folding genius with this origami heart!

What is the hydrologic cycle and how does it work? Check out this fun and easy science project where you will model and learn about Earth's water cycle!

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Improve your child's hand-eye coordination with this outdoor group ball game that's similar to Four Square.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Help your child sharpen time skills by creating a special day and charting each part in a detailed schedule.

The Galileo inclined plane physics experiment was one of the first ways scientists calculated acceleration due to gravity. Do it yourself in this project!

Fudge is one of very few desserts people make at home that is actually crystalline. What happens when the fudge crystallizes at different temperatures?

Learn how to convert gravitational potential energy into mechanical energy in this fun science fair project idea.

By dropping a magnet through a copper tube, kids observe the cool (and bizarre) braking effect produced by the eddy currents predicted by Lenz's law.

Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Say thanks this Thanksgiving by surprising a friend, a teacher or a grandparent with this paper plate turkey which doubles as a festive wall hanging.

Make learning word families more hands-on and interactive with this simple craft that has your child making "word sliders" out of paper plates.

Your child will "build" a snowman and lace her way around the paper plates, boosting her manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

This homemade keepsake book is a great project for your fifth grader to make for someone special this holiday season!

Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.