An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

There are many benefits to bugs and insects. This science project shows how cockroaches, termites, and other critters benefit our planet.

Science fair project that determines whether tapping a pomegranate with a spoon helps it release its seeds.

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

In this activity, your child will reflect on how adults can learn from kids. They will watch a TED Talk presented by a 12-year-old girl about the power of young people’s ideas and teachings, and they will generate some of their own unique ideas.

Inspire a love for the written word by creating an illustrated nature poetry book with your kids.

Here's a sweet holiday recipe to make with your fifth grader: bake scrumptious sugar-dusted chocolate snowballs! Serve them at your next Christmas party.

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

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.

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

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.

In this experiment you will replicate the mummification process by making a hot dog mummy.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Turn snack time into a healthy ho-ho-holiday activity! Make a face that looks like a cartoon Santa using fruits. It will be a fun activity that will get your family in the holiday spirit, and spice up your snack time with healthy treats.

Here's an activity that takes fourth grade reading and writing skills beyond the classroom to offer a warm welcome to a new neighbor.

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

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 science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?