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Determine the effect of reading aloud on memory skills. Prepare a list of randomly chosen words, ask volunteers to recall as many as possible from the list.

Did you know that August is American Artist Month? Your child can explore the art of photography by using a digital camera to capture the landscape around her.

This project explores how and how much one family can reduce the amount of garbage they accumulate over a three month period.

Discover whether the color of text correlates with ease and speed of reading.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This middle school science fair project evaluates test subjectsâ ability to determine what a person is feeling by reading their facial microexpressions.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

Help your child make an attractive frozen holiday ornament to hang outside during winter months.

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

Leave your computer on 24/7. Will this lead to to more frequent crashes, freezes, and a slower processing speed? Find out in this science fair project idea.

Science fair project that examines how winter storms form and the relationship between temperature, moisture and snow.

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

Help your second grader observe the phases of the moon, and then let the fun loose: he'll get to chart his observations with marshmallows!

Does nail polish really slow the growth of nails? Explore in this science fair project idea.

In this science fair project, students evaluate if the phases of the moon affect the way people feel.

Study the effect of music on blood pressure. Compare blood pressure readings before and after the listening session. Analyze results, write a detailed report.

Science fair project that determines whether wireless networks damage living plants. Are WiFi radiation hazardous to your health?

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

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

Demonstrate how to tell the age of an egg without having to crack it open.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Examine the impact of insecticides on plant growth.