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Rid your family of that pile of old Christmas cards once and for all! Show your child how to create a nifty 8-sided ornament using his favorite holiday images.

Help your child get ready for back to school with this fun fifth grade activity, which has him creating an "I'm Studying" door sign.

Whatever the season, celebrate greenery and growth by helping your child study some delightful spring words.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

The purpose of this science fair project is to study the properties of sugar and examine individual preferences for sugar and other sweeteners.

This simple way to help your child understand story problems begins as a quick activity and turns into a study tool for years to come!

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

The purpose of this study is to determine if people can tell the difference between organic and conventional food from looking at, smelling and tasting it.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Collect meteorite dust with a magnet in your very own backyard! The objective of this science fair project is to gather meteorite dust to study outer space.

This science project challenges students to study deer behavior in their natural habitat- the feeding patterns, social behaviors, male to female ratio, etc.

Encourage your child to take ownership of a plant by creating a care plan and following it over the course of a couple of weeks.

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Help your 4th grader learn how to make a topographic map and strengthen key grade level social studies and math skills in the process.

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.

This science fair project idea determines the most effective method of preserving food.

For kids who prefer to do homework flopped on a rug, this practical caddy can make all the difference!

Learn about Rosh Hashanah and other Jewish holidays by planning and creating a Jewish holiday calendar.

This science project teaches students the relationship between compost and plant growth. Students conduct an experiment with different types of compost.

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

Science fair project examining barometric pressure, and how it can be used to predict the weather. How does atmospheric pressures relate to weather conditions?

This activity will help your child tackle those tricky fraction word problems by way of a hands-on method.

This experiment explores whether reading text on a computer screen or type on paper leads to better retention of the information read.

This science fair project uses paper chromatography to investigate whether black, brown, orange, and purple are pure colors or mixtures of other colors.

Encourage your child to help make dinner special this holiday season! If your child is loves to help in the kitchen, this is a great activity. They will build mini-penguins to enjoy while waiting for dinner!