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Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.

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.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

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

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

This Christmas plate features your child's favorite holiday things through drawings. Make a Christmas plate with your child this holiday season.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Dinosaurs were huge creatures that left behind huge footprints that lasted for millions of years. In this science fair project, kids learn how dinosaur tracks were left behind!

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

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

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Your child can turn cookie dough into a big pile of colorful painted fall leaves ready for eating!

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Pumpkin carving party activities are great for a pre-Halloween party. Try pumpkin carving party activities, including jack-o'-lantern ideas and fall recipes.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.