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What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

In this science fair project, students evaluate the alleged pain-relieving properties of amber.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

Science fair project that determines the effect of concentrated mental effort on physical performance levels.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

Here's a social studies activity to help your middle-school or high-school teenager better understand how contour maps work using only the back of her hand.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

Determine the effect of homework on academic performance. Collect grade info at the end of a semester, determine correlation between grades, amount of homework

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

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.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Test whether spot magnets can help improve the symptoms of an injury.

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.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.