What can you do with hair after its cut? This science project teaches you practical uses for human hair.

What is mulch? Kids will provide soil with a wet blanket of mulch and see if that helps keep drought-stricken soil damp.

Your child can be Santa's Helper this year by making a Christmas card and a paper poinsettia for someone in her life who may get overlooked this year.

In this project, a mnemonic is used to test how it increases memory.

Complete with the drippy, glittery shapes that make icicles so popular, this paper project can be hung everywhere from door frames to tabletops.

Is your child tired of the same old fries with dinner? Invite him to bake up some tasty zucchini fries to accompany the next family meal.

This science fair project idea measures and compares effects of chemical weathering, specifically carbonation, on different kinds of rocks.

Children reflect on ways they have cared for themselves, others, and the Earth before building a garden to share beauty with others in their community.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

Encourage your fourth grader to develop their critical thinking and critical writing skills with this Critics' Choice movie booklet for your family.

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Help your child get creative and collect leaves of various sizes and textures that she can use to make animal art.

Introduce your budding chef to a traditional Irish dish this St. Patrick's Day by making Irish lamb stew, a fantastic one-pot meal the whole family can enjoy.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

Surprise your favorite bookworm this Halloween with a witchy bookmark!

What combination of cloth and stain will be the easiest for removing stains? Test and experiment!

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Find out whether optical mice are useful on all surfaces or if there are drawbacks to this supposedly superior solution to the traditional roller-ball mouse.

Save money by having your tween rock these homemade jeggings, a good craft for a lazy afternoon.

Here's a creative and engaging activity to get your child on track with that pesky little line.

In this cooler-than-average writing activity, your child uses paint chips and words to write a story!

Try a fun painting activity this Valentine's Day with your child. He can design abstract art and learn about color theory in an easy way!

An easy afternoon craft, this reusable heating compress is just the thing for warming cold limbs on chilly winter days.

Children will reflect on the importance of performing acts of kindness for the Earth, hear a story about easy ways they can care for the Earth, and set goals to conserve more in their everyday lives.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Encourage your child to learn about air pressure by helping him devise his own squirt gun with a water bottle.

Here's a review of some common (and commonly confused) grammar terms, as well as a quick activity to apply them to reading and writing.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!