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This science fair project idea determines whether volunteers remember more information presented orally or visually or kinesthetically.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Celebrate Constitution Day by learning the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution!

Study the effect of music on random rote memory. Examine the practical application of music in learning and education.

Turn your child's learning about ancient civilizations into a swashbuckling adventure by having her make an ancient treasure map!

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

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

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

Explore whether pianists have the tendency to type faster than non-pianists.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

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

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Your beginning teen baker will enjoy the tactile experience of baking this challah bread. It's deceptively simple to make!