Social Studies Activities : Page 9

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

In this cool psychology experiment, study how companies air commercials to strategically advertise to viewers who will buy their products.

Kick off the spookiest time of the year with an art project inspired by the ancient Egyptian process of mummification.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

This project will explore whether music influences physical endurance.

This science fair project idea studies the differences in gender perception between people.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.