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Can you win a staring contest? Would your performance be influenced by your eyesight? Find out in this science fair project idea!

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

Free science fair project idea that examines cheating in school-age children. Project involves a task in which children are tested on various tasks.

This reading comprehension activity teaches children reading in reverse: how would you teach an alien to use a zipper?

Transform your home into a theater with this fun Fall Family Theater Night activity! Invite the family to gather together to practice reading a fun fall-themed story in the format of a play.

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

Help your third grader practice his writing skills and learn to operate household appliances like the washing machine or DVR with this Family How-to guide!

Communicating using the written word doesn't have to be tough! It can be as simple and fun as composing a comic strip.

Strengthen your fourth grader's reading skills with this analytic "reader's theater" activity.

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.

It's springtime! Time to get outside and dig! Once seeds go into the ground, invite your child to mark the spot in style.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Teaching kids that stories have an order is important, despite how fun it is to listen to the tale of the tomato that put on his pajamas and went for a swim.

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

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Science fair project that determines whether brain size is correlated with intelligence.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

The objective of this science fair project is to determine the rate at which participants can respond to different patterns.