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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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

This footwear-focused activity introduces fractions as part of a set and it's the perfect way to generate excitement about fraction concepts.

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

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

Engage your children with this fun fall activity that integrates math and science. First, your child will excavate to find leaves. Next, they'll examine them to determine the colors. Then, your child will graph their findings.

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!

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

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?

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