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Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely.

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

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!

Liven up a lesson about graphing by helping your third grader compile a bar graph from his classmates' birthday data.

This activity will further your child's ability to interpret graphs and apply math skills in a real-world situation.

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

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.

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

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!

This entertaining magic trick will 'trick' kids into using math skill to impress their friends!

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!

In this activity, your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using classic domino pieces.

Get ready to make a dollar...using playing cards! The first player to accumulate the amount of points equal to a dollar wins.

Create a fun hands-on game to practice long division, using magnetic numbers on a fridge.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

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

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

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.

Defend your cards in this multiplication math game! Your kid will enjoy using strategy to build equations and win points in this activity.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.

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

Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!

Chlorine and chloramine are added to our tap water to kill harmful microorganisms. What is the best way to filter these disinfectants in your drinking water?

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