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Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

Help your child add some flair to the family garden with pencil pinwheels!

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot navigate around several obstacles.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Play Rock Tic-Tac-Toe, the perfect outdoor game for all ages. Help your child develop thinking skills and get away from the TV!

Crayons aren't just good for creating colorful masterpieces -- they're also great for science!

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

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

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

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

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.

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

You and your child can create this beautiful butterfly mobile for hanging anywhere in the home (and learn about this magical creature while you're at it).

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Reuse and recycle cardboard tubes to make spooky spiders, kooky caterpillars, wacky worms, and more.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

Young scientists will investigate people's preferences for saltiness, and make some inferences about genetics and diet.