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

Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.

Examine which metal conducts more heat by boiling water in 3 pans made of aluminum, copper, and stainless steel.

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

Here's a fun activity that will have your child researching, collecting, and charting plant specimens from the neighborhood.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Check out this activity that has your kid create her own Cubist montage. Soon your kid will be well on her way to understanding the vibrant art of Cubism!

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Kids make a paperclip perform an act of magnetic levitation and test how effective various materials are at magnetic shielding in this science fair project.

Find out whether putting something on top of a plant will inhibit its growth.

Here's a fun family activity: have your child make a cameo appearance by creating and drawing on their own silhouettes!

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Make learning how to calculate surface area easy and fun using this simple hands-on approach.

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Here's an activity to help your child create her very own time capsule to unearth and open in one, five, or even ten years later!

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

In celebration of Earth Day, help your fifth grader write a poem from the Earth to its inhabitants.

Help your own young scientist tackle the wonders of static electricity from the comfort of his own home!

Here's a fun car game for you: Blind Distance. Blind Distance is a great way to bond with your child and teacher her about depth perception at the same time.

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

A mobile craft filled with beautiful flying birds will brighten up any child's room.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

These sparkling earrings look fancy but they're super simple to make using inexpensive craft items.

This science fair project idea explores if the length of the string that an object is suspended on has an effect on how fast or slow it swings.

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.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.