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Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Here's how teens can produce an audio guide of an exhibit, field trip, or ballgame, confess their thoughts in an audio diary or record a letter to a friend.

Spark your child's interest in ancient history by making a round shield like the ones carried by hoplites, Ancient Greek citizen-soldiers.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

This science fair project idea investigates the relationship between memory and age.

This research project teaches students about synesthesia, a neurological condition that causes sensory overlap.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Do people only "hear" what they want to hear? Explore pareidolia and psychoacoustics with this easy science fair project that pits melody against white noise.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Learn about our cognitive capacity of attention and to learn about factors that influence attention.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

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

This science fair project idea examines whether people can decode scrambled messages.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days