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This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Can you increase the light and plant growth in your garden using mirrors? In this experiment, measure light reflection and find out!

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.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

Vincent van Gogh painted golden hued pictures of the harvest using bold lines and vibrant color. Your child can explore this style of art using oil pastels.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

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.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

Your child will create adorable baby footprints using his hand and fingers!

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Make beautiful print block art with your kids using recycled materials.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

These sparkling earrings look fancy but they're super simple to make using inexpensive craft items.

Your third grader will delight in making this creepy night-flying creature using a simple pom pom!

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the whole family can play together.

Assemble your own stylish spider ring this Halloween using pipe cleaners and googly eyes!

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Your child can be a Fauvist painter using bright colors and his imagination to create wild artwork!

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

This autumn science project magically turns green leaves into autumn leaves by using crayon shavings and heat.

Kids will love painting shapes of objects in a still life while using strong colors showing highlights and shadows.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Make unique and pretty bracelets using that all-purpose mainstay of crafts and home repair: duct tape!

In this easy and fun animal craft, make a cute pig nose using recycled egg cartons!