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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.

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

This hands-on activity practices skip counting, a key first grade math skill. But it's silly fun!

Help your child stay physically and mentally active with this group aerobic fitness game that's good for the heart and mind alike.

Check out this twist on a peanut butter and banana sandwich. The banana replaces the bread to make the perfect fun and nutritious after-school snack.

This first grade addition math game helps your child use critical thinking skills while practicing his computation.

Learn about borrowing in subtraction using a deck of cards and a die! Your first grader will have fun playing this math game.

This fun geometry game requires players to use measurement, find perimeter, and draw polygons. It's great for a fourth grade math student!

Challenge your preschooler to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

This project examines the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water, with and without oil.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Determine which metal has the highest rate of conductivity.

A hands-on guessing game that teaches kids to recognize different coins. First graders will learn their money and their math at the same time!

Science fair project which measures the amount of heat energy released by a burning candle by calculating how many calories of heat it emits.

The Math Monster will save your second grader from repetitive math flashcards. Guessing mystery math facts is a fun way for him to polish arithmetic skills!

Play this fun game with your kindergarten or first grader. It's a great way to practice important math skills, including counting and addition.

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

When your child is itching for a game, consider ditching Hide and Seek in favor of Shape and Seek. Here's how it works:

You don't need to spend big bucks to buy a pre-boxed version of a matching game at the store. You can make your own easily. Here's how:

Science fair project that uses distillation to convert salt water into fresh water.

Practice counting with this winter kindergarten art project! As your child sculpts a clay igloo, he will work on math and dexterity and learn about snow.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

Kindergarten algebra is a lot different than high school. In kindergarten math, algebra means grouping like things, or noticing what doesn't belong in a set.

Help your kindergartener review shapes - and build early reading skills - with this creative book project.

In this science fair project, students examine how temperature affects sugar transport within a plant.

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

This fun science fair project idea explains what a circadian rhythm is and explores the types of biological activities that follow a 24 hour cycle in mammals.

Check out this fun science fair project idea to explore fun facts about fruit juices and learn why do juices turn bad in the fridge.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.