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This art project encourages kids to look closely at their favorite animal and recreate texture, pattern and silhouette with easy to follow instructions.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

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

The objective of this science fair project is to experiment with balancing everyday objects and observing the the effects of gravity on materials.

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

This science experiment tests whether warm or cold water works best in making cut flowers last longer.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Whatever is stacked in your cupboard can be used to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. A great hands-on math lesson!

You won't miss the gluten in these pancakes! These delicious and nutritious flap jacks will make a fabulous addition to any breakfast table, gluten free or not!

A pangram is a sentence that uses all the letters in the English alphabet. In this group game kids might just learn a thing or two about word choice in writing!

Introduce your fourth grader to the deliciousness that can come out of the kitchen by helping him make these sugary traditional Mexican cookies, or biscochitos.

Beginning poets can be overwhelmed keeping track of rhyme and rhythm. Have your little writer try a skeltonic poem, which focuses on end rhyme.

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

A lemonade stand is a great opportunity for your kids to work on their money skills and donate some hard earned money to charity.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

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

Learn about the CUPS strategy, a useful tool for editing children's writing.

Check out this fun and easy-to-play guessing game that will build your child's geometry vocabulary.

Practice probability as well as negative and positive numbers in this fun math card game designed for fourth graders.

Try a new approach to working with variables and equations by playing this tic-tac-toe game with your math student.

The objective of this science fair project is to study the photosynthesis process and demonstrate the important role that leaves play in the process.

The goal of this science fair project is to analyze differences between the taste and texture of frozen and fresh food.

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.

Show your fourth grader how to design and print his own chop, a Chinese "signature" of sorts that uses calligraphic characters or motifs.

In this activity, students will create a peace treaty as a class and come up with guidelines for how they will manage conflict.