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What causes dilated pupils? Young scientists will find out by applying what they already know about changes in pupil size and making models of the pupil.

Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around with this fun game.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this sweet mint-flavored milkshake you and your child can make together.

Making decorative pottery is a great way to experiment with making patterns and texture on a traditionally smooth surface.

Help your child create an autumn poem full of colorful sensory details.

Take advantage of the upcoming Irish holiday, Saint Patrick's Day, to encourage your third grader to flex his poetry muscles and come up with a haiku.

Halloween bingo is a fun Halloween word and symbol activity for ghosts and ghouls of all ages. Play Halloween bingo this October to get into the spooky spirit.

Fireworks are such an exciting part of part of summer festivities, but it's sad when the show is over. Keep them alive all year long with watercolor fireworks.

This tissue paper painting activity has been developed especially with special needs children in mind, but is an enjoyable craft for just about anyone.

This Halloween, have your child create a ghoulish bat treat keeper. While crafting he'll learn the basic components of sculpture.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

This holiday season, don't forget the many delights of "cookie science"! Here's a confection we especially like.

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.

In this painting and drawing project, not only will stars shine in the evening sky over the skyscrapers, they will also create a waterfront reflection.

Show your third grader how to string together a pretty, decorative harp.

Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day.

Help your third grader author a lovely limerick in honor of Valentine's Day! He'll be delighted to compose and recite this nonsensical poem.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

Do plants breathe? Not exactly. They do respire though! This activity will help your child with see that plants are producing the oxygen we need to survive.

Enjoy some autumn fun, and develop measurement skills with this sweet-smelling fall art project.

Reinforce your child’s understanding of geometry and 2D shapes while learning about the artist Mary Blair and her amazing contributions to many loved movies, books, and characters throughout her career.

Here's a fun game that you can play at home to get your child thinking about prefixes and suffixes.

This game will help build your child's word bank as she competes with family members for the "Word of the Day" champion title.

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Spice up your Easter routine this year by making these stunningly sparkly eggs with your third grader. This is a great activity to do to celebrate the holiday.

DIY gift tags make any holiday gift more special. Make these DIY gift tags with your child.

Multiplication facts are a necessary skill, and this board game provides a fun way for your third grader to practice them!

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.