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Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

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

This activity is a great starting point for practicing mental math because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.

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!

Help your child practice multiplication tables with this mental and physical multitasking game that uses a hula hoop to get into the swing of things.

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

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

Practice of math facts is usually limited to drill sheets and flashcards. But kids are more likely to tune in to math facts if practice is presented as a game!

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

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

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

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

This game is a great way to help your child remember the names of shapes. Give it a go and before you know it, your kid will have all her shapes down pat.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

In this science experiment, observe convection currents forming and learn about how heat energy moves in liquids from hot to cooler areas through convection.

Declare a "Pocket Day" in your house and help your child practice his addition skills as he counts how many pockets the family is wearing that day!

Here's a math activity that uses coin riddles to help your third-grader improve his coin-counting and logical thinking skills.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

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.

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

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

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!

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!

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.

Check out this cool science fair project idea to explore the risk of mechanical deterioration of artifacts placed in a storage box due to mold outbreaks.