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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.

Encourage your child to jump into sea creature science by creating her own colorful "socktopus" sculpture.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

The objective of this experiment is to evaluate whether funny advertisements are more or less effective than serious advertisements.

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!

Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

This baseball science fair project explores the concept of an object's center of percussion to determine if the "sweet spot" has a scientific basis.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

This project examines the vulnerability of fruit flies, Drosophila melanigaster, to irradiation. Will exposure result in mutations?