Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

This pumpkin dessert recipe tastes like pie but looks like a no-bake cookie.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

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

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

Stringy orange ghoul guts are actually a healthy and gross-looking appetizer for your child's Halloween party.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

Here is an activity that your kids can make for Mother's Day, a garden pot filled with edible "flowers".

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

In this science fair project, kids measure how weather conditions affect how fast a puddle evaporates.

This science fair project idea researches how your choice of clothing affect how hot or cool you feel during the day.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

This project tests the hypothesis that dark colors absorb more heat than light colors.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.