This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

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

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Bake a cupcake menorah for a fun twist on the Hanukkah candelabra. This menorah isn't merely tasty, it's also a pretty presentation for the Festival of Lights.

Your third grader will love reliving his favorite holiday story as he creates a charming Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer sculpture!

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.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

A riff on the classic board game, St. Patrick's Day Snakes and Ladders is a fun game the whole family can enjoy.

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!

Show your fourth grader how to embrace a green lifestyle and enjoy the outdoors with a homemade, recycled picnic basket.

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.

Need help teaching your child to sequence and organize information? Creating this graphic organizer will help your child see what happened before and after.

Try making these hand-dipped candles with your child and help bring colonial history to life!

Certain fruits can change gelatinâs ability to set. In this experiment, kids will discover what happens when gelatin meets pineapple enzyme.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

This Santa puppet brings a little extra cheer to your Christmas celebration. Make a Santa puppet with your child this holiday season.

Get kids excited about gathering their school supplies by teaching them how to make their own writing supplies!

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

With a few creases and crimps, you can turn regular old aluminum foil into tin foil art!

This holiday season, don't forget the many delights of "cookie science"! Here's a confection we especially like.

Here's an activity that lets your third grader, fourth grader, or fifth grader bring the warmth and light of lanterns into your home by making his own.

Make a kaleidoscope at home to teach your child about the color spectrum and mirror science.

Challenge your third grader and a few friends to teamwork and laughs with these boisterous indoor Christmas games.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether the process used to dry the beans we eat for food renders them unviable.

Bird watching is a fun way for kids to learn about Mother Nature. Make a bird feeder, a bird house, and binoculars and you can attract birds and watch them!