This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

Try this fun math card game and practice place value with your second grader! Decide which number is bigger in order to earn points!

Help your child get comfortable with the concept of estimation, which will come in handy during everything from standardized tests to future shopping trips!

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

For most second graders, a good secret code is just about irresistible. Here's one that builds math facts while you're at it!

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Thanksgiving placemats are a great craft for your kid, and a beautiful addition to the dinner table. Make Thanksgiving placemats with your kid for the holiday.

This activity is based on the popular card game, Slapjack. It's rip-roaring fun, and it reinforces the concepts of odd and even.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Turn learning fractions into a pizza party in this fun second grade math game.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

It's important to be able to add and subtract quickly and accurately, and this activity is the perfect way to practice.

Create equations in this strategic math card game. Your second or third grader can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a new way!

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

Simple and straightforward, this money math game helps kids practice counting, adding change, and working with decimals.

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank!

Recycle old materials to create a fun, brain-teasing maze toy that also strengthens your child's math reasoning skills.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!