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In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

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.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

In this fun experiment, learn about brand awareness and the influence of media on children by testing logo recognition in different age groups.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.