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Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

examine how passive solar heating works, measure temperature in a parked car on a sunny day. ways to use passive solar heating as an alternative, energy

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

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

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Saturn is the ringed planet in our solar system, a gas giant with rings made of ice and dust. Let's make a cool scale model with an old CD and some glitter!

Take some inspiration from the past and create some wood block prints with your fourth grader.

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

Practice conversions within the metric system in this fun math card game for third graders.

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Make a poodle skirt for a creative sewing project with your child that will also be a blast from the past!

Try this concrete, hands-on organization system and you can count on more efficient, less stressful evenings this school year.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

These homemade juggling balls are super simple to make and are a blast to play with. Not to mention, they're great practicing hand-eye coordination.

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

Here's a homemade bulletin board project to help your fourth grader's school year start off right.

Your fifth grader will have a blast sewing this plush neck pillow--and he'll sure be glad to have it on long car or airplane trips!

Your child will have a blast creating this adorable black cat with a cardboard tube and some pipe cleaners. A perfect craft for Halloween decorating!

Candy cane cookies are a great alternative to traditional candy canes, and your family will have a blast making them over the holidays!

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Solfege signs are used to guide students through music that is new to them. Help your musically-inclined child learn to work with this fun system today.

Set off an a science adventure as you prepare a row of bee homes for your new visitors.

Let your child show off his culinary prowess as he whips up this nutritious and delicious salmon recipe!

You and your child will have a blast baking this wonderful spin on a childhood classic, PB n' J cookies. Easy to make, and even easier to enjoy!