Activities : Page 182

Research basic components of vacuum cleaners, consult vacuum cleaner manufacturers for advice. Design vacuum with attachments that change automatically.

Your fourth-grader can hone her baking skills with this classic American recipe the whole family will enjoy!

Get your first grader to help you with scrapbooking by showing him how to use multiple envelopes to create an accordion-style photo book.

This experiment evaluates if personality affects the type of movies that people prefer.

Kids practice their writing composition skills as they cut and paste nutsy headlines from old newspapers and write silly articles to go with them.

Make a deal with your teen: You'll buy her that new album on iTunes if she listens to it all the way through...and then writes a thoughtful review on it.

Show your child that the pen really is mightier than the sword with this fun writing exercise!

Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.

Science fair project that determines how we can change potential energy into kinetic energy.

Let your fifth grader get in touch with this inner chef by making these delicious no-bake nanaimo bars--named after a city in Canada.

Learn about our response to scents that existed in our environment over evolutionary time and consider why scents might affect our mood state.

With this fun activity, you can help your preschooler make an cute shopping notepad to keep and use or give away as a gift. Here's how:

In this activity, create a poem that emerges from the collaboration of parent and teen in the activity of observing, discussing, reading, and writing.

Show your kindergartener how to count to 100 by tens, and he'll get an adorable cheerio necklace in the process!

This experiment investigates whether the Ranschburg Effect is observed more frequently in older or younger adults.

Here's a quick, engaging and fun game you can play around the dinner table to review several different school subjects.

Add an ancient protective tool to your child's dress-up chest: the Viking shield!

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

This science fair project evaluates the suggestibility of males versus females in copying the actions of those around them.

In this science fair project, students evaluate the alleged pain-relieving properties of amber.

Here's a guide to starting a community clean-up project from scratch.

Determine which factors promote the greatest memory interference. Administer test, time how long it takes subjects to complete different tasks.

Help your preschooler make an alternative to carrying messy sidewalk chalk in hand: a helpful, handmade sidewalk chalk caddy.

Do this fun activity that uses stickers to help your kindergartener with counting, basic addition, and one-to-one correspondence.

French toast may be a decadent treat, but your little chef can actually make it himself!

Chocolate rice krispie treats get a fun spin in our recipe. Make chocolate rice krispie treats shaped like chocolate kisses for a special Valentine's Day treat.

Analyze competed scientific studies to determine the effectiveness of ancient remedies. Create a chart that illustrates the effectiveness of these treatments.

In this experiment, young ecologists will learn about a type of edge effect: how trees and plants at the edge of a forest can act as a weed filter.

This creamy peanut butter fudge is a great first recipe to get your first or second grader involved with because it doesn't involve any time in the oven!

Your child may have fallen in love with certain brand-name trains, but it's just as much fun to make your own - and a whole lot cheaper. Here's how.