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When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works:

Create your own light bulb and test filaments of different thicknesses to see which keeps the bulb burning for the longest time.

Learn about the right-hand rule for magnetic force! Use a cathode ray tube in this physics experiment to see a magnetic field's effect on an electron beam.

Consult mechanics, automotive specialists for advice. Build a real engine or a scale model. Test and demonstrate its mechanical properties.

Study blind spots, run experiments in blind spot detection, design an original blind spot experiment, test your design on volunteers

Glass candy ornaments are easy to make and fun for kids. Make a batch of glass candy ornaments with your child this holiday season.

In this unique 5th grade arts and crafts project, your budding artist can imitate ancient rock art by creating his own petroglyphs on sandpaper with crayons.

Hone your middle schooler's step-by-step thinking and technical writing ability with this instruction booklet for beginners.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

The objective of this science project is to investigate patterns in fingerprints among family members.

This cool air pressure demonstration has kids break a ruler using only a newspaper and atmospheric pressure.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

Talk about ice cream while helping your 4th grader work on crucial punctuation skills.

Cookie cutters aren't just for gingerbread men anymore. Here are 8 fun and creative projects to do with cookie-cutters!

Have the kids use sidewalk chalk to draw portraits of their family and, in the process, learn about familial relationships.

Help your first grade reader master those letter blends like "ch" and "sh" with this memorable and hilarious beanbag toss game.

Reuse old cardboard boxes and popsicle sticks to create a miniature sled that is perfect for pretend play with dolls or action figures.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

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 simple project makes young children aware of their sense of smell and its capacity for providing them with information about their world.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

In this project children discover, identify, and sort seeds from a variety of fruits and vegetables

This project will explore whether test subjects, deprived of points of reference, will, in attempting to walk a straight course, walk in circles.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

If you hold a fire up to a balloon, it pops instantly. What if you could prevent this from happening? In this project, we do just that.

In this experiment a spectrometer is used to analyze the light emitted by burning ion solutions.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Candy cane ornaments bring some cheer to your Christmas tree. Make a batch of candy cane ornaments with your child to practice patterning and fine motor skills.