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Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

This simple Veterans Day craft is a great way to have your kid work on her drawing skills and put her vocabulary to the test too!

Pureed ripe peaches, vanilla yogurt, agave nectar, and juicy chunks of peach come together to form a refreshing pop that hits the spot on a hot summer day.

Make lucky bracelets with lentils and black eyed peas for a New Years art project to remember all year!

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

No matter the occasion, this flag craft is the perfect way for you child to proudly display her love of the red, white and blue!

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

Horseshoes makes a perfect family activity for a summer afternoon. With a bit of cardboard and handful of pennies, you can create your own set!

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

Here's an authentic writing task that is perfect for Earth Day, or any day! In this activity, your child's pen becomes an instrument of planetary importance.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

How does a compass work? What's a magnetic field? Kids will build their own compass at home to find the answers in this great science fair project idea.

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

This holiday season, don't forget the many delights of "cookie science"! Here's a confection we especially like.