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The meaning of Thanksgiving can sometimes get lost among the fun of food and family. Discuss the meaning of Thanksgiving with this fun activity.

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

This simple game isn't just a diversion, it teaches your child to identify the incorrect word within a familiar verse.

This project determines the age of a tree using a growth factor chart instead of cutting the tree down to count the rings in its base.

Here's a cheat sheet to help break down words in order to find their meaning.

Do dogs understand English? Kids will find out with one of our favorite dog science fair projects that tests how dogs process human language and other cues.

In this experiment we will be determining whether birds prefer certain colors of seed.

This game reinforces the meaning of the term "multiples" and is fast enough to hold the attention of your fourth-grader.

Everyone's heard of taking a dog for a walk. But how about an illustration? This activity teaches emerging readers to use pictures as context clues.

Here's an activity that will help her figure out the meaning of strange operators by understanding how to use the code key.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Make this delicious coconut cream pie recipe this Kwanzaa, and teach your kids the meaning of this important African-American holiday.

This book-making activity is quick and easy, and it gives emerging readers insight into how a story's illustrations provide context clues.

Can you think of a way of cleaning dirty water using the sun? In this activity, you will be making a "solar still" that is able to do just that!

Make unique jewelry and accessories using photos and shrinkable plastic sheets! It's like Shrinky Dinks, but better.

This project examines the phenomenon of using a mirror to trick a person's brain into experiencing sensations in body parts not actually affected.

This project explores the interaction between air pressure and playing surface in determining a basketballâs bounce.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

In this activity, students will learn about the meaning and information on a police badge. Then they will be able to create their own badge with their own identification.

Do you want your child to remember time spent with loved ones and the satisfaction of giving a gift with real meaning? Try making these tasty treats!

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

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

Looking for a project on machines? Get a fun elementary school science fair project idea to design a compound machine using your knowledge of simple machines.

Discover whether the â5-second ruleâ is effective at determining whether food is still safe to eat after being dropped on the ground.

The goal of this science fair project is to identify the galactic center of the milky way using globular clusters, as found through Google Earth.

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

Kids will learn some cool stuff about chemical reactions by determining what happens when you mix different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and yeast.