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Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

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!

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

Encourage imagination and creativity with this magical craft that lets your child make and design his very own dragon egg.

These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. Rudolph and the whole gang agree!

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

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!

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!

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.