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Find out whether matte or shiny nail polish lasts longer.

Baked rather than fried, these sweet potato fries are a healthier alternative to classic French fries.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

This science fair project idea investigates how optical distances change the apparent size of an object as seen through a magnifying lens.

Start by writing an acrostic poem, but then get ready for a writing challenge that makes an acrostic trickier to write.

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

Let your fifth grader get in touch with this inner chef by making these delicious no-bake nanaimo bars--named after a city in Canada.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Check out this game that provides an enjoyable way of demonstrating how recorded results can be expressed in whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

Prove that the Earth is not flat. The objective of this science fair project is to measure the angle of the sun and calculate the circumference of the Earth.

Try this winter-themed arts and crafts activity for fifth graders: make colorful woolly pompoms! All you need is yarn and stiff cardboard to get started.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

Help your child create a piece of spring art by shaking up the traditional silhouette art form with a colorful collage background and vibrant spring color.

This project explores ways to prevent static electrical shocks.

Teach children how to upcycle dried-out markers with this homemade paint-making activity!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

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

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

Our baked French toast recipe is particularly tasty on a chilly winter morning. Make our baked French toast recipe with your child to teach them about measuring.

Have your kid determine if a goldfish can be conditioned to expect food the same way Pavlov's dogs did with this fascinating science fair project.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

Help your learner develop her fine motor and communication skills with this fun and festive fall activity.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.

Serve this seasonal carrot salad at Easter brunch this year, and it just might hop onto your family's list of healthy favorites.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.