Get your child writing as she describes the four seasons, then decorates a shape for each to hang in the house!

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

This activity encourages self-expression. When your child is finished she will have created a personalized pin to wear or give as a gift!

Demonstrate how you can make your own compass using a magnetized needle. It also allows you to compare magnetic north and geographic north.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

This science fair project idea determines if the size of the parachute will change the rate at which an object falls.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Create a herd of pachyderms to parade across a dresser or tabletop and take the opportunity to teach your kid a little bit about these majestic mammals.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Plan a family dinner based on the "Little House" books, and encourage reading in the household!

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

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

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea investigates how the height at which a pendulum is released affects the length of time it continues.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

This science fair project idea discovers whether there are some objects that do not fall at a constant rate.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

Do you think you could walk around upside down -- with your feet in the air and your head on the ground?

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

This science fair project idea teaches to understand and explore the concepts of crystal formation and dissolving substances.

This science fair project idea researches the effects of acid rain on plant growth.

In this science fair project, learn how a mineral streak is made and how it can help identify an unknown mineral.

The objective of this science fair project is to analyze the effects of salinity and temperature on water.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?