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.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

This science project challenges students to learn about and classify weeds and discover new practical uses for weeds.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Have you ever noticed the ridges on a dog's nose? In this project, we take several dogs' nose prints and discover just how unique they are!

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

The power of gratitude is endless! Research shows that cultivating a gratitude practice can gratitude strengthen relationships, improve physical and emotional well-being, deepen empathy skills, and improve self-esteem. With such wide-spread benefits, how

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the second grade writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Unleash your child's imagination by inviting them to create a tall tale set in their own hometown.

This science fair project idea observes products available in the school cafeteria and waste produced by these products.

This fun game helps children learn to estimate the most basic unit of time--a minute--without a clock.

St. Patrick's Day may be all about the 'luck" of the Irish, but this project encourages your child to share her personal experience with luck.

It’s the season for falling leaves, fall colors, and corn! Use this easy activity to help your child make some amazing paintings. They can use their math skills to design patterns for cards, paper, presents and more!

Is your child a young ornithologist in the making?

Turn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone they personally know.

Work on homophones, words that sound the same, and spelling with this imaginative activity!

Use a simple toothbrush and a splatter painting technique to create this sparkling skyline work of art!

Learn about the fruit fly life cycle in this experiment. Capture fruit flies to examine various stages of insect metamorphosis.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun, rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.

This is a great game to help your child learn number concepts in multiplication and division.

Geometric shapes can often be tough to remember. But, with a little bit of art, imagination, and writing, practicing geometry has never been so much fun!

This science fair project idea's objective is to understand the concept of air pollution and examine the quality of air in our environments.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Show your child how to construct a homemade thermometer. It's hands-on fun and a great way to learn about this important instrument!

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

Paying attention to headers and subheaders is a great way to orient your child to the text they're tackling. Here's how: