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Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

This fun experiment provides a concrete and visually striking illustration of photosynthesis.

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

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

Children will learn all about cause and effect as they experiment with potion-making in this Halloween themed activity.

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Your child can explore the wonders of science, and the concept of dehydration, along with creating a healthy and tasty treat!

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

Along with being an interesting science activity, dehydrated strawberries are also tasty â and healthy!

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

This science project uses Mohsâ Hardness Test to show kids how to compare the hardness of different types of minerals.

Challenge your learner to design and build a city of their own in this creative engineering activity.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

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.

In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Children have a naturally inquisitive mind. Foster their curiosity with a walk through an autumn field or park to answer age-old “why” questions. As you walk with your child, you can encourage them to ask questions.

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

In this design challenge, your child will create a parachute for a small toy using typical household items.

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.