Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Your child grows a green thumb and flowers with this seed planting activity that also celebrates the 100th day of school!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

What makes your shadow dance around all day? Let's play detective and find out why that sneaky shadow never stays in one place for long.

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

This Valentine's Day, pair up science and crafting with this simple crystal formation project that's sure to bring a little love into your home.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.

Help young learners discover why catÃs eyes glow in the dark with this simple experiment

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!