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Start the new year with this fourth grade math "Calculation Challenge!"

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Examine the presence of seeds in open fields. Collect seeds on socks by walking through open fields of grass or other growth. Germinate seeds on socks

Help your preschooler chart her good eating habits with this arts and crafts activity that has her making a healthy fruits and vegetables rainbow and graph!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

This project explores whether music affects the growth and health of plants.

This science fair project idea creates an underwater habitat and explores the basic needs of living things under water.

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

Science fair project that cultivates slime mold and monitors the stages of its development.

The purpose of this science project is to determine which chemical best lowers the temperature of water in a cold pack and if the amount affects its use.

The purpose of this science project is to investigate which will grow larger plants: compost, soil and Miracle - Gro, a mixture of both.

This science fair project idea investigates food preference of birds.

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

First graders spend lots of time learning double digit numbers. Here's a "green" way to build skills and have some old time family fun, too.

The purpose of this science fair project is to investigate whether cooking seeds before planting will speed up germination and growth.

This science fair project idea determines which flower lasts the longest.

Find out whether freezing or refrigerating destroys more bacteria. This is essential to consuming safe and germ-free food.

Plan ahead for summer, by constructing a holiday calendar with your child. A great way to teach kids about time!

This science fair project idea examines the actual cost of three household light bulbs by testing energy consumption.

The purpose of this science fair project is to investigate which food wrapping works best to keep refrigerated and non-refrigerated foods from spoiling.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

Make this paper chain calendar and give your child a visual reminder of the passing of time.

Science fair project that tests the correlation between outdoor temperature or weather conditions and the number of visible stars at night.

Ethanol can be used as an alternative fuel! The purpose of this experiment is to identify a starch plant that produces the largest quantity of ethanol.

see whether all liquids evaporate at the same rate. In other words, does water evaporate at the same rate as juice?

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

Science fair project that determines the relationship between the temperature and the rate of cricket chirping. How many times do crickets chirp each minute?

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.