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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.

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.

Practice measurement using centimeters in this fun math race designed for your second grade student!

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

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Science fair project in which you will examine how crystals are formed by creating your own crystal using charcoal briquettes, salt, and ammonia.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

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.

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

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

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

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!

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether boiling and freezing water will have an effect on how much it weighs.

How does salinity affect the point at which water freezes? Kids will find out by performing this cool melting ice experiment.

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

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!

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

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!

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

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

Making metric conversions is a difficult concept to master. Get in some extra practice by playing this Tic-Tac-Toe game with your learner.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

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