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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

As your child heads back to school this fall, dust off those elementary math skills with our creative calendar activity!

The next time your child decides he needs to press restart on his wardrobe, don't ship his clothes off to Goodwill so fast.

Recruit a grandparent, pen pal, or far-off friend and get ready to engage your child in some old-fashioned communication, with a new twist.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

As school starts, there's no better time to get your kid off to a fresh, fun, organized start. Here's a desk craft for style-minded students!

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!