What are buttress roots? In this fun science project, make a model of a rainforest tree and learn how they help trees survive in the tropical rainforest!

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

What's the science behind those out-of-sight roots? Find out if you can trick roots into growing in different directions.

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Does putting soapy water on plants help or hinder plant growth? Kids learn about greywater and how it affects plant growth in this cool science fair project.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

Tap into your Irish roots by making an adorable leprechaun hat vase for St. Patrick's Day in this 3rd grade arts and crafts activity.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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

In this experiment you observe and determine how well your cat uses his whiskers to navigate through a maze.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this experiment, your child will create two compost bins and see if he can determine what attracts fruit flies.