3rd - 5th Grade Social Studies Resources : Page 22

Science fair project which determines whether a person's taste in music is dictated by the key that the song is written in.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.