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

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

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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

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

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

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!

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.