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Discover which absorbent material is the best; the Shamwow, paper towels, or cotton towels.

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Introduce your preschooler to patterns in this arts and craft activity that uses household materials to create and paint scratch prints.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Help your child keep track of his pledges to be more environmentally friendly with a calendar made entirely out of recycled and reused materials!

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Make going back to school a fun time! Let your child create her own pencil topper creatures using everyday materials and a Styrofoam ball.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Create a glamorous yet easy-to-store puppet stage for your preschooler or pre-kindergartener!

Looking for a way to make vocab practice a little more engaging? This easy twist on the classic game is a great way to build your child's vocabulary.

I see fun in your future! Your child will love making homemade Popsicles and creating jokes or fortunes to write on the Popsicle sticks.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Ask your kids to write these one-sentence "Holiday Wishes." Without realizing it, they'll be building third grade Language Arts skills.

Here's an activity to help your child manage their nonfiction reading by focusing on the most important elements of what she's read.

Let your child play with scissors! Put them to work, creating a book that will keep them busy, and help them practice their letters, too.

Does your fifth grader need a study buddy for geometry? Forget about a tutor. Help him make his own geometry dictionary!

Science fair project that determines whether brain size is correlated with intelligence.

This science fair project idea discovers if an artificial light source will yield the same plant health and growth rates as light from the sun.

Measure the effectiveness of detergent containing a UV-absorbing compound in blocking UV-A radiation. Use black light and UV detecting beads.

The purpose of this science fair project is to determine whether Green Bags, with or without refrigeration, are most effective in preserving food.

The objective of this science fair project is to explore the relationship between acidic and basic compounds.

The purpose of this science project is to investigate which will grow larger plants: compost, soil and Miracle - Gro, a mixture of both.

Help your child learn to read! By making their own book, your child can get creative, and practice ten key sight words at the same time.

The objective of this science fair project is to determine whether drawing with the right side or the left side of your brain will produce a better picture.

The goal of this science fair project is to evaluate the effect of heat on sound wave frequency.