Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

The goal of this project is to create an exciting topographical map out of dough.

Children are imaginative story-builders. Create a shoebox habitat with your child to put those budding creative instincts to good use.

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

Research history of programming language. Design a new or improved programming language. Create a display that illustrates the features and improvements.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

In this project students determine which instruments composers use to create birdsongs and birdcalls in classical music.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Have your child make a special mobile inspired by the weather outside. Learn about seasons, the environment, and art in 3D.

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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

Trick your eye with this easy-to-make animation flip book! It's a fun way to learn about persistence of vision and is creative enough to entertain anyone.

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Calculate the mass of the Earth using the sidereal and calendar period of the Moon and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation in this physics science project!

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Take the art making outside: have your first grader make a clay relief sculpture of the natural world. This is a great activity for summer.

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

This project examines the phenomenon of using a mirror to trick a person's brain into experiencing sensations in body parts not actually affected.

Help your child build her very own science laboratory at home for experiments and science projects. This is a quick, easy, and fun educational tool!

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.