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Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

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!

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!

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.

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

Teach your young academic about counting and clocks with a tasty treat!

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.

Work on measurement by sliding cards along a table with your second grader in this fun game. Use centimeters or inches, add up your totals, and see who's won!

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

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

This recipes is so easy your child gets to be master chef for this kitchen activity. He'll bake peanut butter banana oatmeal cookies that happen to be vegan!

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

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

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

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

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