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Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

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

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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.

Administer IQ tests to volunteers. have one group practice typical IQ test problems. Then compare results of the two groups.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

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

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

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

Learn about the factors that influence group conformity.

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

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

It's the day before the test, and you still have a ton to memorize! Sound familiar? Test memorizing techniques to help yourself out next time.

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

The objective of this science project is to determine whether the brain first processes colors, shapes, or words when given conflicting messages.

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

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.