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Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Study the effects of wind and temperature on evaporation. Place wet sponges in different environments, check at regular intervals, track time required to dry.

This experiment evaluates whether a personâs dominant hand is more sensitive than their non-dominant hand.

Design a livable building that functions without electricity. Consider necessities, comforts and entertainment. Build a scale model of your design.

Examine spreadsheet functions and design a new way to utilize spreadsheets. Analyze a spreadsheet program to familiarize yourself with its capabilities.

Design an improvement for an existing website. Program improved feature, get website owner to implemement new design.

This experiment will explore the possibility of a connection between lunar cycles and how humans are affected.

Design a more versatile real estate website. Contact realtors and real estate websites for advice and further information. modify an existing design

This experiment will evaluate if chewing gum affects students' test performance.

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

Here's a fun, geometric puzzle activity that will capture your child's interest and strengthen his number awareness and graphing skills.

Kids learn about pointillism as they make their own self-portrait in the style of famed American artist Chuck Close.

Show your child how to "recycle" by making a milk box toy car. Here's how to get started.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Exponents can be tricky to learn. Fortunately this game provides plenty of multiplication practice for your math student!

What's your problem? I'll show you my math if you show me yours! Critical thinking and computation skills are the focus of this strategic math card game.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Learn the chemistry and physics of the brain, how our nervous system work. Demonstrate that the brain is an electrical and chemical machine.

Teach your child the value of hard work with this adorable hen craft, based on the hardworking heroine from the classic folktale "The Little Red Hen."

It's always fun to recycle household items into something great. Here's a quick and easy way to turn a used juice box into a police radio for hours of play!

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

Help you child create an inspirational quote board out of foam that will motivate her to produce her best work and maintain a positive attitude.

Stamp out the sameness of learning the ABC's for your kindergartener. Make 26 letter sponge stamps and create projects with him to practice.

Don't toss out those old tortillas! Your child can use them to create her own tortilla chips in any flavor she can imagine.

This season, your child will make his very own candy cane decoration. He can make a bunch and put them all around your home!

Patterns are everywhere. This activity allows your child to practice inventing their own patterns while creating a portrait of a pet.

Is there a relationship between caffeine and heart rate? Students will determine the effect of caffeine on heart rate in this fun science fair project.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.