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The ability to identify number patterns is one of the building blocks to success in higher-level math and this game is the perfect way to practice.

Using only the elements in your backyard, make paintbrushes with your child and create truly homemade works of art.

Experiment with magnetism in this 8th grade science activity in which your child will create a working compass using a steel needle, magnet, and jar.

In this activity, your student will be invited to build a chair out of building blocks that is designed to meet the specific size and shape of a small doll or toy figure.

Based on the popular "I Spy" game, this activity lets your kid practice important skills like number identification and place value.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Look for correlation between pH values of commercial soaps and detergents and manufacturer claims about eye irritation hazards.

Enter the buzz worthy world of bee watching and find out what time bees like to wake up!

This conservation of energy demonstration shows why the first hill is the highest on a roller coaster. Learn more about potential and kinetic energy!

How fast does light travel in different mediums? Kids conduct a cool refraction experiment in materials like water and air for this science fair project.

Camouflage is one of the most important animal adaptations in the African savanna biome. Kids create their own camouflage with this fun science fair project.

This science fair project idea quantifies the effect of weather- in this case temperature and humidity- on musical instruments.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Create your own version of an Aboriginal Australian dot painting in this fun activity!

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.

A fun activity for a hot day, this will give young kids a chance to experiment with beginning science and math â and splash around in the process!

Prepare your child for winter with a fake igloo and a list of cozy and chilly vocabulary words.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

This spider mobile activity encourages learning about the science of motion, air currents and art.

These gingerbread cookies can be baked by your third grader. Make a warm batch of gingerbread cookies to bring some extra holiday cheer to your home.

Here's a fun way for your child to exercise his writing chops...and prove a point! A great way to practice persuasive writing.

Boost creativity and writing skills by having your child come up with his own Gourmet S'mores recipe!

Forget toy stores! Show your first or second grader how to make a vehicle out of fruit from a neighbor's tree or local farmers' market.

Learn how to make an anemometer with step-by-step instructions in this cool science fair project idea for 4th grade.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Your child can create his very own pine forest covered in snow and learn some forest vocabulary too!

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

This homemade snow globe is fun for kids who are excited about the arrival of winter. Kids can complete this snow globe craft quickly and easily.