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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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

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!

Help your preschooler grasp the concept of ordering and sequence while teaching him valuable vocabulary with simple activities around the house.

Pfeffernusse are spicy and sweet Christmas cookies from Germany. Make a batch of traditional pfeffernusse this holiday season.

This study observes plants, insects and an animal living in proximity to a known source of EMF.

Explore the best way to store popcorn kernels. It examines the impact of moisture and temperature on unpopped kernels.

Thermometers are how we measure temperature, and we've all heard the terms "centigrade" and "Fahrenheit" tossed around, but what do they really mean?

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