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

Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

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

A project to reinforce learning about the layers of the rainforest, rain forest ecosystem, and the greenhouse effect.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

This potato cannon activity teaches your middle schooler about the principle of Boyle's Law. Make a potato cannon and have a blast learning about science.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Dig up some dinos while promoting curiosity and sensory skills in this hands-on activity that will have your child searching for prehistoric treasure!

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Whatever is stacked in your cupboard can be used to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. A great hands-on math lesson!

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

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.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

Which public places harbor the most bacteria and germs? Test different environments to find out where the most bacteria live in this science project.

This cookie dough handles like molding clay, but also makes delicious cookies. Use this activity to strengthen your child's alphabet skills.

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

This science fair project idea measures physical dexterity as a function of temperature.

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

Teach your child what a sugar plum is with this easy recipe that gets your child to chop, mix, and roll his way to a delicious treat.

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.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.