Measurement Activities : Page 8

These handmade Christmas treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales.

The objective of this science experiment is to evaluate the affects of high and low heat capacity on a material's heat retention ability.

Want a fun way to teach your kid to tell time? Making a plate clock is a great way for him to learn how to tell time in a way he'll actually find exciting.

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

Hiding protein-rich quinoa and a variety of fresh vegetables, these meatballs are the perfect answer to kid food woes.

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.

Help your preschooler grasp the concept of ordering and sequence while teaching him valuable vocabulary with simple activities around the house.

Determine the relationship between the speed of a sound and the temperature of the air it passes through.

Explore joule heating and resistance vs. temperature with this cool electricity science fair project that gets kids melting ice cubes with resistors.

Read on this high school science fair project idea to get basic information on the process of heat transfer and the conditions under which the transfer occurs.

Thousands of witches that come out to celebrate Halloween. Now, your child can make her very own self-standing witch.

This project explores what happens to a rubber band when it is heated and cooled.

Kids will build a turtle habitat in order to observe the climate preferences of this cold-blooded reptile.

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

In this science fair project, students will use methylene blue to study the presence of aerobic bacteria in milk.

In this experiment you will become familiar with the properties of dry ice while creating interesting effects like ice bubbles!

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

Check out this fun science fair project idea to determine if the size of a particle affect the rate or speed of a chemical reaction.

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

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

Let your preschooler create something cute while making something delicious to eat: create bread sculptures, or shapes of bread dough!

How much does 100 weigh? Play this fun guessing game with your child to commemorate the 100th day of school.

Check out this cool middle school science fair project idea to determine if shopping carts are really carriers of harmful bacteria.

Turn any sunny summer day into a fun and special occasion by having a watermelon seed spitting contest!

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

This hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

Study the impact of environment on seed germination among three materials: soil, paper towel, and cloth. Note when seeds germinate and how well they germinate