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This project examines whether playing music during class helps students learn or if it distracts students from learning.

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Ignite your kindergartener's love of adventure and learning with an imaginary trip under the sea.

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

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

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

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

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

This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

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!

Here's a fourth grade science craft with lots of benefits: it's good for birds, good for your child's learning, and good for the planet, too.

What is topography? Kids find out by learning to make and read a topographic map in this awesome science fair project idea.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

Check out this fun science fair project to make a vinegar and baking soda balloon and demonstrate how gas is created as a result of the chemical reaction.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

The objective of this science fair project is to observe the differences in heat absorption for darker colors vs. lighter colors.