Social Studies Activities : Page 11

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

The objective of this science fair project is to assess the benefits of the game system for improving player performance following use.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Test the idea that people who wear glasses tend to be more educated. True or false?

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

This science fair project idea examines whether music has an effect on a person's ability to complete a simple task that requires concentration.

This project will explore whether people are emotionally susceptible to suggestions of both humor and sorrow.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

This experiment will investigate whether reward or punishment is more apt to motivate people.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

For Filipino families, parols (stars) are the ultimate holiday decorations! Here's how to make your own.

This science fair experiment examines the relationship between gender, age, and smiling.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

Explore whether pianists have the tendency to type faster than non-pianists.

This low-prep party game is a perfect for entertaining all-too-easily-bored teens, and an easy way to lighten the mood during a group study session.

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

Here's a social studies activity to help your middle-school or high-school teenager better understand how contour maps work using only the back of her hand.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore short and long term memory and whether there is gender differences in memory.

Turn your child's learning about ancient civilizations into a swashbuckling adventure by having her make an ancient treasure map!

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

In this cool psychology experiment, study how companies air commercials to strategically advertise to viewers who will buy their products.

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.