In this science fair project, students use the streak test to tell minerals apart from each other.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

It's that time of the year again! Celebrate the start of a new school year with a back to class bash, complete with arts and crafts, food and games.

Get down to the rubber with this science project that tests the effectiveness of different types of erasers.

Here's an arts and crafts activity to help your child put together his own "Back to School" scrapbook.

Instead of tossing old school supplies, turn them into a work of art and teach your kids how to find new uses for old things.

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practice? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

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.

This science fair project idea investigates the hardness property of minerals.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to race, involving spelling patterns in words.

Test whether plants can grow without sunlight and water.

Kids get to play mad scientist in this wacky drawing game that's a great way to help kids to mellow out after the high-energy antics of recess.

How does smell affect taste? Ready your taste buds--in this project, you'll gather some test subjects and do a taste test to see how much smell affects taste.

Help your child rocket off for some high-flying fun with a jet pack you make from recycled materials and a few odds and ends.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

Those second grade spelling lists may be getting serious, but that's no reason to stop having fun. Here's a high-energy hopscotch game to try.

Test your friends to find out if you can replicate the placebo effect's incredible results.

This colorful caterpillar attaches itself to pencil holders and guards your school supplies!

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Return to school in style! Dress up your pencil holders with this delightful and always seasonally appropriate arts and craft project.

Start the school year off on the right foot by treating your child's new teacher to a special heart-felt surprise!

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!