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In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

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.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

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

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

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!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

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.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.