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This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

This first grade science activity is great for winter! Your child will grow and observe her own amaryllis bulb, keeping a journal of her scientific findings.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This science fair project looks one of the most important factors affecting seed germination: water. A fun and easy plant biology experiment for 3rd graders.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Why do plants wilt? Kids will learn to think critically about what environmental factors affect plants, and what plants need to survive.

Do you think heat can affect a plant's growth rate?

Here's an enjoyable at-home activity that gives your child step-by-step practice identifying the important parts of an article and organizing his ideas.

One of the most important parts of any Christmas tree is what's on top. This year, have your child make an angel that'll put the finishing touch on your tree!

Try this fun garden graphing project with your kindergartener this summer to give him a leg up in math and science while spending some valuable time outdoors!

Help your curious kid cut through the clutter and collect the facts with a simple and fun science foldable.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Got a kid who loves fashion? Help her develop her own unique style with this tie-dye project using natural dyes.

Play this game that lets you create your own silly monster drawing and helps your child practice her counting skills!

Make fractions easy for your child to understand by incorporating their discussion and practice into meals and cooking that you two participate in together.

A food groups plate shows your child what category her foods belong in. Make a food groups plate with your child before dinnertime.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

This science fair project teaches you about what makes persimmons so tart and how astringency can be removed by studying the effect of tannins on fruit.

First graders are learning basic addition and subtraction math facts. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!

Have your kid practice completing number patterns and then create her own patterns on the wings of a butterfly with this delightfully simple paper project.

Teach your fifth grader an important math concept with this quick and simple activity that shows them how to divide whole numbers by fractions.

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

Learn how starch and carbohydrates interact with different solvents in this fun and easy packing peanut science fair project.

These bean bag games are a fun and inexpensive way to keep your first grader learning! Work on social skills, coordination, math, or even spelling!

In this activity, your child will develop her sensory awareness and build important math skills while having fun outdoors.

Your child will enjoy getting math practice as they use bugs in addition and subtraction problems.

How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.