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We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

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!

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

What's a crater, and how does it happen? Here's a kindergarten experiment with safe, nontoxic ingredients.

This science fair project idea examines the distance a person travels on an average day and to relate that to an understanding of the size of the Earth.

Layer images and handprint owls to create a Halloween painting!

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

Coffee filter snowflakes are an easy winter craft and a good way to involve children of all ages in holiday decorating.

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

Toothpaste plus water equals the start to a magical winter paper project.

Science fair project that determines whether mass and weight are the same or different.

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

Here's an activity to encourage your young artist to read. Invite your child to visualize directions on colors, numbers, and shapes to create cool pictures!

How does dishwashing liquid work? Kids discover the chemical mechanism behind cleansing power in this easy science fair project idea.

Learn how to make a haunted house with this Halloween craft. See how to make a haunted house with a project that is fun for ghosts and ghouls alike.

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

Kids are sure to be entranced by the magic of the ocean when they create their very own ocean in a bottle.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Try these story starters - creativity and sequencing skills combine to create wild stories that will have the whole family in stitches!