Activities : Page 185

This is the perfect way to send a love note to your favorite Valentine! Your child can decorate a crepe paper bag for a secret message.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Science fair project which examines how stopping a tomato's ripening process using the enzyme ethylene effects the tomato plant and its reproduction cycle.

Here's a fun Fourth of July craft that will delight kids of many ages.

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!

Help to build your child's reading skills and get your point across with these homemade message magnets!

Here is a way to help your first grader keep track of the books she has read, and also help her develop some critical thinking skills.

Help your young scientist celebrate the wonders of the night sky in the comfort of your own home.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

Multiple-choice test questions can be confusing. Here's a toolbox of tricks and strategies to help your teen become a multiple-choice master.

Create fun and imaginative works of art by using trucks to paint on paper in this preschool arts and crafts activity.

Research currently available fuel sources, and fuel manufacturing and processing techniques. Propose an alternative fuel source.

This experiment will explore if a randomly iterated algorithm will result in a pattern.

Check out this cool science project idea to explore how temperature creates annual rhythms that govern plant growth.

Your child can create a toy soap sure to provide bath time fun for himself or, when given as a gift, a friend!

Devise list of randomly chosen words, test how many words volunteers can remember. Compare results of adults and children. Which have better memories?

Grow these wheatgrass and alfalfa friends and watch their hair spring up in just a couple days!

This experiment evaluates if people have an accurate perception of how much personal time they spend interacting with technology.

Silent "e" words are a big part of first grade phonics. Help them turn words like "hop" to "hope" in this action-packed, practical game.

Here's a fun activity to help your teen practice perimeter and area - with brownies! Here's how:

Science fair project in which you will learn more about the natural world by preserving and identifying different animal tracks.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Science fair project in which you will stage an election campaign to determine whether people are more swayed by a positive ad or negative ad.

This science fair project compares the allelopathic chemical produced by the Black Walnut tree to a commercial herbicide in stopping the growth of a shrub.

This project examines whether corked bats truly make a ball travel farther than wooden bats that haven't been altered.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

This experiment evaluates if the temperature of the environment that you work in affects your ability to perform mental tasks.

This science fair project examines the vein structure (venation) of leaves in order to determine the class of the plant sample.

Store seeds under three different environmental conditions. Plant seeds in carefully marked groups, watch them grow. Compare results.

Take a pretty parfait glass and help your preschooler create a simple A-B-A-B pattern as she layers strawberries and yogurt.