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Have fun with the kids by "shaping up" your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe, and teach kids about sorting and shapes while you're at it.

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

Science fair project that measure winds speed, temperature, and time of day in order to determine the origins of the wind.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Forget the measuring stick! This fun math activity uses a body part, your child's hand, as a ruler.

The Kindergarten Personal Record Book makes measurement fun & active! Kids record their vital statistics from head to toe using unusual tools like paper clips.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Become familiar with ratios and learn how to measure the diameter of the Sun and the Moon in this fun science fair project idea.

Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

This fun science fair project idea explains what a circadian rhythm is and explores the types of biological activities that follow a 24 hour cycle in mammals.

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Introduce the idea of measuring weight to your preschooler or kindergartener by making a fun and easy-to-use bungee scale to weigh household objects.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

This science fair project idea quantifies exactly how accurate the cricket thermometer is.

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area.

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

These sparkling earrings look fancy but they're super simple to make using inexpensive craft items.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!