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Give your kid the opportunity to experiment with color combinations, and how the tape is applied as they make special cards for friends and family.

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

Teach your kid a fun mathematical magic trick! All you'll need is a deck of cards and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

The elegance of a glitter vase will rival the flowers inside it! Help your child craft this artsy gift as a special gift for a loved one.

In this science experiment, do tensile strength test on fishing line, a strand of hair, a rubber band, and any other materials you're curious about!

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Create a unique and colorful Mother's Day gift that Mom can use all year. Upcycle a tea tin by wrapping it with Washi tape!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Create a dramatic, elegant line drawing of a pumpkin in this white-on-black Halloween art project. 

Kids will discover the meat science behind the meat they eat, and find out how to use safe chemistry to make meat more tender.

This project is a great way to explore variations in how to paint using watercolor.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Learn about the power of exponents. The objective of this science fair project is to explore and understand how exponents are used.

Discover which fabrics shrink the most in the wash and why.

Explore how dielectric heating comes into play when microwaving various liquids in this science project. This test will help you understand how microwaves work!

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.

Want to see a great example of Newton's first law? Kids will learn about basic physics with this fun, ballistic experiment.

Inspired by Charles Kaufman's crushed can art, this activity lets kids make their own unique works of art using, you guessed it, crushed cans and paint!

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.

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

A lemonade stand is a great opportunity for your kids to work on their money skills and donate some hard earned money to charity.

This science fair project focuses on the use of a conductivity device that will determine if a substance dissolved in water can or cannot conduct electricity.

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!

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.

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

This science fair project idea determines the probability of a coin landing heads or tails.