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Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Cornucopia still life painting is a great activity for your young artist to look at light and shadow, textures and composition in creating art at Thanksgiving!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

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

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

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

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

Your child will love making this adorable clover clock that will help him learn how to tell time.

Help your child practice symmetry with this fun activity that will leave your child with a sweet symmetrical treat!

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

This caterpillar math game gets your child to work on addition and subtraction. Challenge your child's math prowess with this fast-paced caterpillar math game.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

Learn how to make a paper snowflake with these simple instructions. Help your child learn how to make a paper snowflake with only paper and scissors.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.