When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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

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.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

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.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!