Activities : Page 83

Find out whether freezing or refrigerating destroys more bacteria. This is essential to consuming safe and germ-free food.

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

This Thanksgiving table runner craft isn't just fun and festive, it also helps your child build muscles for hand strength, fine motor skills, and handwriting.

Pretty fluttery feather earrings add a light touch to any outfit. Your child will float on air knowing she made the earrings herself.

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.

Does skin thickness really decrease fruit spoilage? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Making personalized postcards out of meaningful photographs is a fun, rainy day project.

Kids will learn about insulation, heat conduction, and the economic benefits of energy efficient windows in this cool science fair project.

While you are waiting for the real stuff, this activity lets your child play in pretend "snow" while practicing reading skills and learning about magnets.

Experiment about connection of senses of taste and smell. Using blindfold and noseplugs, administer blind taste test. Analyze results and organize data.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

Your child can create a trendy, retro felt flower pin that will remind her of the natural beauty of flowers in full bloom no matter what time of year it is!

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Test whether spot magnets can help improve the symptoms of an injury.

Support your first grader's counting and reading skills while laughing and running in this fun playground game.

This biodiversity project examines the biodiversity in your own backyard.

Science fair project that creates fog using bottles of hot and cold water.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

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

Have a young architect or designer on your hands? Here's an easy activity for him to learn the basics of landscape and architecture while having fun!

This craft is an excellent way to learn about African-American history, and it also provides fine motor practice.

What does a raindrop look like when it splashes on the ground? Is each raindrop unique like snowflakes? Find out how raindrop size varies in this experiment.

Express the love that you share with your child this Valentine's Day by creating unique "me and you" portraits together!

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

After the party and presents, there's just one more thing for your child to do: thank you notes!