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Thanksgiving is a time to be with loved ones. It's also a time to chow down! Need help in the kitchen? There's no better helper than an avid fourth grader.

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

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Play tic-tac-toe and help your kid memorize multiplication facts!

Here's a hands-on activity you can do with your fourth-grader to practice measurement and directly apply the concept of area.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

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

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

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

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

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

When you're studying the Mayflower, numbers can be an important part of the history...and a great chance to practice elementary math!

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

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.

Any time is the perfect time to whip up a delicious batch of fluffy pumpkin cookies.

Instead of loading up on mayonnaise based potato salad, your child can whip up something healthier: German potato salad!

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

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

If it's Easter, it must be time for egg hunts. But we have to admit, most kids would rather take a bite out of a yummy cupcake than a hard-boiled egg.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

Science fair project that compares the freezing temperature of salt water and freshwater in order to learn about supercooling and condensation nuclei.

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!

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

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

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!