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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!

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

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

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

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

Here's a hands-on way to help your child understand how common fractions can be equivalent.

Demonstrate the capillary function in plants by adding food coloring to glasses of water. Slice stalks of celery and leafy tops. Compare color of leaves

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

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

Make pickled carrots at home! Here's a fun activity to get your child in the kitchen and make something special with no fuss or muss.

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

This experiment will evaluate bacterial content on toothbrushes before and after different cleaning methods to determine which method of disinfecting is best.

Determine how salinity affects the circulation of warm and cold water. Note whether the warm water mixes or forms a layer with cold water.

This experiment will explore the best way to create a perfect soft-boiled egg.

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

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

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.

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

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

This spider hat activity challenges your child to learn about spiders and improve fine motor skills. Make a spider hat with your child on Halloween or any time.

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

Create a fun hands-on game to practice long division, using magnetic numbers on a fridge.

This pyramid card game is a fun way to help your child learn addition and subtraction. Best of all, itâs quick to set up and easy to play.

Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

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

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.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

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

Invite your second grader to help you measure and mix these fresh, cool concoctions!

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.