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Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

Be a chemist for a day and study the simple reaction between sugar and heat. Try heating sugar and see what happens!

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?

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

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Make cards this May Day celebrating the arrival of springtime.

In this social emotional learning activity, kids will reflect on the past goals they've accomplished, then brainstorm new ideas, inventions, or goals they would like to accomplish and make a prototype to help visualize their achievement.

These decorative vampire bat baskets make for the perfect Halloween party favors, and they're fun for you and your child to make!

A strong vocabulary helps your little one with all school subjects. With this scrambled words game, they won't mind brushing up on vocab and learning new words.

Draw some educational value out of a summer stocked full of adventures!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Help your child "step up" to second grade math fact challenges with a fun addition and subtraction game in your very own kitchen.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

Using cardboard and duct tape, you can make a durable Father's Day frame that Dad can hang anywhere from his workbench to the office!

Creating number patterns with pencil and paper can be dull, but creating hopscotch pattern can bring exciting math learning!

Learning to count change can be tough! Help your child become a master money-counter with this simple game.

Nothing says fall like pumpkin soup, but it's also really good for you, with high amounts of fiber, iron, zinc and free radical busting antioxidants.

Looking for interesting craft projects using pipe cleaners? This easy art project will encourage the sculptor in your child.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?