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When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

Help your second grader to a better understanding of how to count and represent money with age old game of tic-tac-toe.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

Tangrams are a kindergarten staple, but now it's time to take them to the next level! Get your child started on geometry with this tangram puzzle.

This decimal game is a great way to help your child get familiar with how decimal values work.

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

Whatever is stacked in your cupboard can be used to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. A great hands-on math lesson!

Here's an Easter themed math game to reinforce your child's logical reasoning and place value skills.

How do animals keep warm? In this experiment, find out whether fat insulation resists cold temperatures and learn how this works in the animal kingdom.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

What's your problem? I'll show you my math if you show me yours! Critical thinking and computation skills are the focus of this strategic math card game.

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

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

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

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?