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Did you know your body is full of simple machines? This project looks at one of the third-class levers in the human body: your arm!

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

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!

Looking for something to do on a slow afternoon? Try cornhole, a simple and fun tossing game. Make your own set with a few things from the recycling bin.

This costume wig is a simple craft that will result in a great item for Halloween, dress up, or pretend play. Make a yarn costume wig with your child.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

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.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Encourage your child to help with dinner preparations this holiday season! You can use this recipe for Christmas dinner or lunch, or for meals leading up to the holiday. This Christmas Wreath Salad recipe is simple enough for preschoolers to fifth graders

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

The goal of this science fair experiment is to demonstrate the effects of air pressure on objects and analyze applications of air pressure principles.

This experiment has students record rat behavior to learn about the benefits of rats and research rat myths throughout history.

This project explores whether nails, toothpicks, straws, or pen nibs are best for applying ink to paper.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

What do ants eat? Kids find out by observing a colony of ants in this cool zoology science fair project for 4th grade.

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

Make a poster with your child about what she wants to be when she grows up, while helping her practice her writing, researching, and artistic skills.

This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, while teaching him skills that will help him become a better writer!

Science fair project that examines condensation and the conditions needed in order for dew to form.

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!

Re-purpose an old glass bottle into a cute vase using a few pieces of felt and a little imagination.