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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.

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

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!

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.

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.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Encourage your child's interest in other cultures by helping him create his own colorful prayer flag inscribed with a special message for the world.

Research camouflage products and techniques, test quality by timing volunteers. Calculate the average length of time to recognize the subject.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

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

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.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

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.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

This science fair project idea explores whether dogs do look like their owners.