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Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

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

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.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

In this cool project, create a lighted, scale model of the different layers of the Sun, including the core, radiation and convection zones, and photosphere.

This heart print makes the perfect simple and sweet gift for Valentine's Day!

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

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

Homemade Halloween treats make great party foods for an All Hallow's Eve get together. These four homemade Halloween treats are scary-good.

Use familiar household items and decorations to turn estimation into a fun game!

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.

Challenge your third-grader to sharpen her new math skills--and maybe do the planet a favor, too.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether mint, known for its âcooling sensationâ really does lower temperatures.

Get your child excited about measuring with this fun and easy household measurements activity.

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

Hone observational skills and introduce the basics of data interpretation with this data gathering activity all about the different colors people wear.

Create a graph based on the interests of family member's to see who has what in common. Your child will practice her math skills and get to know the family!

Make this delicious warm apple bread for Hanukkah.

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

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

Practice multiplication facts and geography at the same time in this fun third grade math card game.

Here's an innovative math puzzle that you can create with your fourth grade math student.

Transform your kitchen table into a winter wonderland with a cookie and cocoa party that looks freshly dusted with snow.

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

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

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

This interdisciplinary card game will have your third grader working on math facts as he travels through the solar system!