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In this activity, children will work on their mathematics and engineering skills as they attempt to recreate the Eiffel Tower out of building blocks!

In this activity, your learner will be challenged to create their own tic-tac-toe grid out of building blocks.

This tricky building block challenge asks your learner to think creatively. They will work on their divergent thinking skills as they try to fill up an index card perfectly with building bricks.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

The ability to identify number patterns is one of the building blocks to success in higher-level math and this game is the perfect way to practice.

Examine the effect of pressure on carbonation in soda.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

In this science fair project, apply the principles of leverage and force by building six simple machines designed to set weights in motion.

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

Children reflect on ways they have cared for themselves, others, and the Earth before building a garden to share beauty with others in their community.

In this activity, your child will explore the difference between boredom and curiosity in building greater attentiveness and happiness in the present moment.

Knowing how to use quotation marks to write character dialog is an important skill for developing writers. Here's a fun way to get your child writing speech.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

This science fair project demonstrates the magic of arches by challenging students to stack telephone books on top of eggs without breaking them.

Here's an innovative math puzzle that you can create with your fourth grade math student.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

This science fair project idea develops an understanding through experimentation of which shapes are the most structurally strong.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Challenge your child to create a lipogram, or a piece of writing that omits one specific letter. This activity strengthens writing and language skills.

Create a unique and colorful Mother's Day gift that Mom can use all year. Upcycle a tea tin by wrapping it with Washi tape!

Teach your child the art of the status update with this cutting-edge take on the old-fashioned book report: the social media book review!

Children will reflect on the importance of performing acts of kindness for the Earth, hear a story about easy ways they can care for the Earth, and set goals to conserve more in their everyday lives.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Try adding a splash of color to editing and revising with rainbow editing.

Science fair project about work and energy which uses a simple mathematical formula to predict how far a jar will roll down an incline.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Boost your child's listening, verbal and teamwork skills with this unique trust game in which one player guides another through a maze using only words.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

In this hands-on design challenge your child will make their very own Rube Goldberg Machine.