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In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

A great science fair project on solar oven design that helps kids learn about solar power and solar heating.

The objective of this project is to examine the ways in which a passive solar house may contribute to conservation of energy.

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!

What direction should solar panels face? It's not the direction you might think! This free and enlightening science fair project helps kids discover the answer.

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

This science fair project idea determines whether land or water warms more quickly and investigates how solar radiation increases the temperature of surfaces.

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

This do-it-anywhere guessing game helps reinforce number concepts. And it's a blast to play.

Grab some dice and play this take on tic-tac-toe. Itâs easy to set up and your child will have a blast.

Determine whether a hot liquid cools off faster when liquid is added before or after a two minute wait.

Use this fun spin-off of Bingo to help your child practice number recognition and listening skills!

This potato cannon activity teaches your middle schooler about the principle of Boyle's Law. Make a potato cannon and have a blast learning about science.

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.

Take math off the page and into the real world. This simple game gives kindergarten kids hands-on practice with basic addition.

Help your preschooler create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.

This very physical game gets math off the page and into the real world-- and it works on number sense and estimation, key skills for kindergarten readiness.

Make practicing addition facts more fun and teach your child some helpful strategies with this spin off of the traditional "Go Fish" game.

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

If your Father's Day festivities include meeting up with extended family, why not put all the dads to the test with a chili cook-off?

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Become familiar with ratios and learn how to measure the diameter of the Sun and the Moon in this fun science fair project idea.

Bake some cookies with an oven that collects sunlight and traps the shorter wavelengths (heat!).

This project concerns activity happening millions of miles away, on the sun.

Science fair project that determines how UV radiation emitted by the sun varies depending on the time of day, using a handheld UV detector

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

Here is a fun middle school science project on factors affecting solubility. Learn how dissolved solids can "crash out" to form crystals when conditions change.

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

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