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Check out this cool science fair project idea that models the behavior of the cold desert plants: xerophytes and halophytes.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

Graph are a great way to organize information. Your child will get to practice graphing by creating a bar graph and a pictorial graph of her friend's names.

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.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to use simple materials to create a catapult for a small, lightweight toy.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Try this creative art project with your second grader to help him build up his fine motor skills and artistic awareness as he makes a faux stained glass vase.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

In this cool science experiment, learn about magnetism and poles, and test magnet strength to find out if two magnets are twice as strong as one.

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

Help your child celebrate your family's Thanksgiving cook with this first grade arts and crafts activity: make a "handy" painted apron!

Your child will enjoy making this Easter decoration that honors the chicken. After all, chickens are the ones that actually make the Easter eggs!

Yarn ornaments are a beautiful and crafty way to celebrate the holidays. Make a set of yarn ornaments with your child, then hang them on your Christmas tree.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Cleaning can be a chore, but not with this sudsy experiment!

This holiday season, don't forget the many delights of "cookie science"! Here's a confection we especially like.

Let your fourth grader contribute to your 4th of July picnic with this creative caddy craft project.

For this science fair project, kids will learn how to make a lemon battery. They can conduct this classic experiment using readily available materials.

In this activity, your child will transform an egg into a glowing, bouncy "ball" that they can play with.

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.

This fall, bake some festive caramel apple cupcakes with your second grader and help her build her math skills while you're at it!

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

Kids will learn how to make a thermometer to to explore liquid density in this great science fair project. Which liquids are affected by temperature the most?

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!