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Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

Instead of the traditional egg hunt, try this creative variation that will result in a beautiful Easter garden.

Create a self-portrait from natural materials in this collage craft activity!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

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.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

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

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

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Learn about nature by making your own mini moss garden.

Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!

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

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.