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Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Think you need a special dehydrator to make your own fruit leather? You can actually make a delicious version of this popular kid's snack in your own oven.

What keeps a an item cooler, polymer crystals or ice? Find out in this cool science experiment!

This measurement activity uses feet to compare objects, but not the ones found on rulers and measuring sticks...the feet on your child's own body!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

The objective of this science fair project is to examine the effects of temperature on salt and water solutions, as they form crystals over time.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

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

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

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 hands-on activity gives your child an opportunity to apply various strategies to solve a problem and to check if his answer makes sense.

Here's a thought-provoking activity to make new vocabulary words "stick" in the mind of your young learner.