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Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Crystals are a very special structure. In this third grade activity, your child will learn how to grow salt crystals.

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

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

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

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

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

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.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

Learn about different fern fronds with your third grader as you create lacy, natural decorations on your Easter eggs this year.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

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

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

In this experiment you explore how tectonic plates move to create land and expand bodies of water.

Discover whether a metal will expand under hot water.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Learning about how plants grow is a building block in the early grades science curriculum. Put a fun twist on this life science concept with these cup monster friends!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.