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In this activity, your child will reflect on how adults can learn from kids. They will watch a TED Talk presented by a 12-year-old girl about the power of young people’s ideas and teachings, and they will generate some of their own unique ideas.

Ant behavior is closely related to light intensity. This free science fair project idea examines how fast ants dig when they are exposed to to light and dark.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Getting kids to memorize their times tables can be worse than pulling teeth. Sweeten the deal with this activity that combines math and sugar.

Let your child show off his culinary prowess as he whips up this nutritious and delicious salmon recipe!

The objective of this science fair project is to experiment with balancing everyday objects and observing the the effects of gravity on materials.

Your child can personalize these customizable cookies for friends and family as he makes his own fortune cookies from this fortune cookie recipe.

Work on factors in this fun math card game and help your third grader gain math confidence through this fun division activity.

Learn about magnifying glasses, concave lenses and inverted images by sending rays of light through a magnifying glass in this cool science fair project!

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

One way to "trick" your child into getting extra practice with one-step equations is to play a variation of the classic game, tic tac toe.

Here's a brain-challenging treasure hunt for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals!

Make a Duct Tape Wallet: This activity provides kids great practice in following directions and makes for a fun homemade gift.

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

Practice math and measurement with your third grader this Fourth of July by making these festive cupcakes!

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

Magnets vary in strength. Have your young scientist figure out which kind of magnet is the strongest when you have him conduct this attractive experiment.

To make this unique Valentine's Card, all your child will need is his creative mind, some paper, and a pencil.

Get fired up for the new school year with a "Back-to-School Calendar" you and your child can make at home.

As your child heads back to school this fall, dust off those elementary math skills with our creative calendar activity!

Check out this dice game perfect for teaching your savvy kid the fundamentals of probability.

In this activity, your child will be asked to create a boat that can successfully float while holding 25 pennies.

Using only straight-line sewing, your fourth can create a nifty felt pencil case perfect for his busy life.

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Expand on your childâs time-telling skills by helping him learn how an analog clock and a digital clock correspond.

Soil and energy don't go together, right? That would be as bizarre as a pairing of peanut butter and marshmallows! Well, actually...

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

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.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.