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.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Learn about the power of exponents. The objective of this science fair project is to explore and understand how exponents are used.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

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

In this open-ended activity, students will be given a small quantity of three types of materials and asked to design a prototype for “something that will improve the school.”

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

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Learn how to make a weathervane with this fun and simple meteorology project for fourth graders.

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

Some fossils have been been preserved for billions of years! Help your kid understand how fossils are created and preserved with this crafty project.

These science fair experiments demonstrate the chemistry of rust and the oxidation process.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.