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Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

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

Create your very own "stained glass" flower, the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!

Show your child how to write a diamante poem, which makes use of a simple structure and results in a diamond-shaped poem.

2011 VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: The objective of this science fair project is to develop a microcontroller and circuit that can conduct electricity.

Help your aspiring fashion designer give new life to a pair of drab shoes with this colorful craft.

This writing activity to get your third grader to combine the fun of poetry with the excitement of celebrating a birthday.

Help your fourth or fifth grader design and write their own innovative greeting card by formulating a poem in the shape of their favorite object of choice.

Test products which claim to reduce wrinkles, and determine which is the most effective. Test effectiveness over three weeks, using a sample of volunteers.

Help your preschooler craft her very own announcement to celebrate the special transition to "big kids" school!

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.

Does your young writer need more details to beef up her writing? Why not make it fun by mixing in some creative artwork, and take her writing to the next level.

By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."

The objective of this science fair project idea is to explore which brands of "anti-fade" shampoos work the best to keep hair color looking fresh.

If you can make a list, you can write a poem! Get your child to practice their writing and expression with a list poem.

Which battery lasts the longest? In this science fair project, kids will test popular brand name batteries like Duracell and Energizer against generic brands.

Create homemade seed packets with your kids. This activity combines your kids' love of science and the outdoors with a little writing and drawing fun.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

To help your child turn a critical eye to his own school performance, and motivate him to take responsibility, make a progress portfolio!

Creating a family newspaper is a great way to teach your child the characteristics of a newspaper article, give him or her some excellent writing practice.

Free science fair project idea that examines cheating in school-age children. Project involves a task in which children are tested on various tasks.

This science fair project idea provide quantitative data about how well the use of ASL ( American Sign Language) works in communicating with babies.

Science fair project which evaluates different athletic shoes in order to find out whether any of them affect a person's ability to run.

Check out this hot project idea to culture bacteria and determine if the claims about the anti-bacterial properties of curry and cinnamon are true.

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

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

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