Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

The objective of this science project is to determine the length of time for different seeds to germinate.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Find out whether soil amendments can improve soil conditions and help you grow a bigger beanstalk in this ecology experiment!

With Halloween right around the corner, find a way to use your brain and reward your tummy with a new type of science -- candy science!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

This science fair project examines how seeds hitchhike on animals and clothing.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

The purpose of this science fair project is to explore whether UV light passes through some colors and not others by looking at blue, red, purple, and clear.

Slip some science into storm watching with a homemade rain gauge!

The concept of metamorphosis is fascinating to children of all ages. Help your child's creativity take flight as she makes her very own butterfly life cycle.

Science fair project which determines whether the size or the thickness of a piece of paper has an effect on how many times it can be folded in half.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Science fair project that determines whether cooling eggs helps them be peeled more easily. Compare the time it took to peel each egg.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.