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

Add these fun chocolate Groundhog Day cupcakes to your holiday desert recipe repertoire! They're fun to make with your kids and a delicious winter snack.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Topped with roasted pumpkin, prosciutto, herbs, and feta, these pita pizzas are a healthy, seasonal alternative to your classic pie.

This little chick is so cute that your child will want to make a whole flock to call her own.

Have your student draft a blueprint for a haunted house, and trick (or treat) them into learning about geometry in the process.

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

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

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.

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Get estimating with this spooky activity that asks your young mathematician to rely on their problem-solving skills to figure out how many items they believe are in spooky Halloween jars!

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

Time is an abstract concept that's difficult to grasp. But waiting for the turkey to come out of the oven on Thanksgiving is a concretely yummy experience.

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

Science fair project idea which teaches you how to make butter by separating cream into butter and buttermilk.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

This project determines whether Styrofoam, paper, or plastic cups are best for preventing ice from melting.

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

Make this easy recipe for Halloween, featuring white chocolate and pretzels, for a crispy, creepy treat!

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

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.

This science fair project idea teaches how the gases and pollution in the air affect the earth's atmosphere temperature.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

These delicious Easter Basket Cupcakes are a simple, creative holiday treat. These cupcakes sit in waffle bowls with festive coconut grass and jellybean eggs.

Why does honey crystallize? This science fair project project answers this question and identifies the variable that makes this sweet solute crystallize faster.

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Marshmallows are made of sugar, water, and air pockets. Since the marshmallow is flexible, will air pressure cause it to expand when heated in a microwave?

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

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