This experiment will investigate whether reward or punishment is more apt to motivate people.

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

Here's a list of suggestions for parents on how to whet your child's political appetite.

Be careful what you wish for... Centered around The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs, this writing activity encourages your child to consider consequences.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

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!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Start the new year with this fourth grade math "Calculation Challenge!"

Celebrate the new year by making a memory book with your child! You'll reinforce time and calendar concepts and you'll get to reminisce about the past year.

This hands-on activity gets first grade kids brainstorming about what needs change in the world, and how they can help.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

In this hands-on craft project, kids will make an analog clock of their own, and then use it to learn how to tell time.

Science fair project which determines if plants really do need water to grow, or whether they just need to be kept wet.

Foster your high schooler's passion for her favorite topic and bolster reading and writing skills by helping her create this self-published zine!

Science fair project which determines whether plants are able to get enough nutrients from different types of garbage.

Instead of piling on jackets and mittens, settle down for an afternoon of paper magic with this three-dimensional snowflake craft.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize their writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

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

Salute your "#1 Dad" with this creative pop-up card!

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

Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

Kids will explore the corrosiveness of soda in this cool science fair project by leaving pennies submerged in soda overnight.

In this fun science experiment, kids will determine the best method for ripening avocados and discover the cool chemical reaction that makes this possible.