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            <title>Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Cranberry_Sauce_Science/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/71501_71600/71538/file_71538.jpg" /><p>It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make an Erupting Volcano!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/erupting-volcano1/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.science.jpg" /><p>The papier-mâché volcano is a science project classic and a blast for kids of any age. Follow these simple instructions for a long-lasting masterpiece that will teach your kids about geology, chemistry, or even history for years to come. </p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Reaction Time Science: How Fast Are You?</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Reaction_Time_Science_How_Fast/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>Does your child think he has good reflexes? Now's his chance to prove it. Here's a science and math experiment that gauges your child's reaction time. All you need is a yardstick and a friend!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Impossible Heights: Calculate and Measure with Your Shadow!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.math.jpg" /><p>This math-inspired activity encourages your middle schooler to get outdoors and explore the movement of the sun. With just a tape measure and her shadow, your child will learn about proportion and how it can be the key to measuring impossible heights.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Create Your Own Ethernet Cable</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/70101_70200/70156/file_70156.jpg" /><p>Here's an activity to get your teenager thinking about how the Internet works. By assembling an Ethernet cable of her own, your child can learn more about electronics and Internet technology in a hands-on way.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Cleaning Copper Pennies</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Cleaning_Copper_Pennies/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/57601_57700/57609/file_57609.jpg" /><p>Why are some pennies shiny and others dark and dull? Find out with this experiment, which transforms dark pennies to bright ones.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Experiment with Salt Water Conductivity</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Experiment_with_Salt_Water/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.science.jpg" /><p>Does your child know that salt water conducts electricity? This simple experiment will show how saltwater acts as a conductor to electrical currents.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Make Loofah Soap!</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Make_Outdoor_Soap/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//themes/sky/i/activity/activity.topic.science.jpg" /><p>This soap making activity shows how to tackle the grime and teaches some interesting facts about soap and a unique plant called the loofah.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Be a Botanist: Make Herbarium Sheets</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Herbarium_Sheets/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/57301_57400/57314/file_57314.jpg" /><p>Botanists cannot go into the field to study every single kind of plant, so they create an herbarium, which is a kind of plant library. In this activity we are going to press and dry a flower and then make our own herbarium sheet!</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Shrinky Dink Science</title>
            <link>http://www.education.com/activity/article/Shrinky_Dink_Science_middle/</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img style="float:left; padding:10px;" src = "http://www.education.com//files/45001_45100/45016/file_45016.jpg" /><p>Bring back the groovy memories and create new ones for your middle schooler by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about the science of plastics and polymers.</p>]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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