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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?

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 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!

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

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.

In this activity, your child will reflect on one role model in their life or research one historical figure that has displayed perseverance. Then, they will create a slideshow presentation or poster that defines and illustrates perseverance.

Teach your little one to appreciate all the best things in life with a keepsake Thanksgiving plate.

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

Start a unique tradition with your fourth grader; bake and paint one-of-a-kind Olympic pins--out of salt dough!

Incorporate a lesson about metaphors into a writing and drawing project featuring one of the most classically recognizable of holiday icons: Rudolph!

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Invite your fourth grader to celebrate one of four holidays by creating a kid-friendly homemade Menorah, Advent Wreath, Kinara, or Diya!

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

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.

Your fourth grader will get their mind working with this simple "Chanukah" anagram game. They will hone their language and spelling skills with this one!

The goal of this science fair project is to discover the science behind carbonated soft drinks and apply this knowledge to create a new one.

Science fair project which tests various sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks to find out whether one rock family is stronger than the others.

If you are looking for a special way to celebrate dad on his day, help your little one to design a creative letter photo collage.

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.

Find out whether a longer airplane will fly farther or a wider paper airplane.

There's only one word that rhymes with orange. This is bad news for poets who want to write about oranges. But what if they use word play instead?

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.