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Encourage your child to compare and contrast a wide variety of autumn-themed items by weighing various objects and recording their findings.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

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

Whatever is stacked in your cupboard can be used to help your child learn how to compare fractions and decimals. A great hands-on math lesson!

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

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?

Help your kids fall in love with nature by making a simple clay bird bath. Set it up in your yard and watch the animals venture in for a sip of water.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Help your first grade scientist learn about metamorphosis by observing the life cycle of some interesting creepy crawlies.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

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.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?