This project leads to an understanding that a whole may be built of smaller parts that fit and work together and provides an introduction to basic tools.

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.

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

Challenge your young dinosaur lover to examine dinosaur footprints and then create their own dinosaur fossil in this hands-on activity.

This science fair project idea explores how much force is needed to move a lever at different distances from the fulcrum.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Throughout history, people have used song as a teaching and memory tool. This project explores whether song improves a person's ability to retain information.

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

This clay "painting" activity encourages and supports creative development and critical thinking skills.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

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.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

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.

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

Have you ever noticed the way a dropped stone makes a fun pattern in a pond or lake? What's the science behind these splashy occurrences?

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

Are your taste buds up for the challenge? Put tongues to the test with this science fair project that examines who enjoys sour flavors more, adults or kids?

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Science fair project idea that examines different physical characteristics of a chosen animal. Make educated guesses about evolution based on animal's form.

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

What is a wedge? Kids find out by experimenting with different wedges in this simple science fair project idea.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this science fair project, learn how to make gears and find out why they transmit torques in predictable ways.

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.