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The Red Cabbage Acid Test
The Red Cabbage Acid Test
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The Red Cabbage Acid Test
How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!
5th grade
Science
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Take the Paper Plate Snack Test!
Take the Paper Plate Snack Test!
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Take the Paper Plate Snack Test!
Take this "paper plate snack test" with your child for a hands-on lesson in making healthier choices to teach your child about what's in his food.
1st grade
Science
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Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
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Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.
5th grade
Science
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Test Your Tongue: Are Strawberries Sweet or Sour?
Test Your Tongue: Are Strawberries Sweet or Sour?
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Test Your Tongue: Are Strawberries Sweet or Sour?
Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!
3rd grade
Science
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Test Kitchen: Spoons
Test Kitchen: Spoons
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Test Kitchen: Spoons
In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.
3rd grade
Science
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Test Your Vocabulary
Test Your Vocabulary
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Test Your Vocabulary
Use muffin tins to create a simple, affordable and fun game to help your child practice their vocabulary!
4th grade
Reading & Writing
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Test the Stability of Newspaper Towers
Test the Stability of Newspaper Towers
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Test the Stability of Newspaper Towers
Let your kid try his hand at engineering as he builds and tests two different structures made out of rolled newspaper. Which one is the strongest?
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Taste Testing
Taste Testing
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Taste Testing
Is your first grader a picky eater who judges her meal at a glance? Change her perception of food with the help of this tricky taste test.
1st grade
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Pop Culture Game
Pop Culture Game
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Pop Culture Game
This low-prep party game is a perfect for entertaining all-too-easily-bored teens, and an easy way to lighten the mood during a group study session.
Social studies
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SAT Espionage: Cracking the Test-Makers' Code
SAT Espionage: Cracking the Test-Makers' Code
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SAT Espionage: Cracking the Test-Makers' Code
The SAT likes to replace numbers with letters. Here's a game that will show your teen that cracking the code is a lot easier than it looks.
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
4th grade
Science
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Test the Power of Baking Powder
Test the Power of Baking Powder
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Test the Power of Baking Powder
Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!
3rd grade
Science
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SAT Card Shark: Strategies for Sentence Completion
SAT Card Shark: Strategies for Sentence Completion
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SAT Card Shark: Strategies for Sentence Completion
How to make sure SAT test tricks touch home? Try this game for some card-slinging study fun!
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Guidelines for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
Guidelines for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
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Guidelines for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice test questions can be confusing. Here's a toolbox of tricks and strategies to help your teen become a multiple-choice master.
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President Match
President Match
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President Match
Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!
5th grade
Social studies
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Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
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Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.
Kindergarten
Science
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Predict the Weather
Predict the Weather
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Predict the Weather
Test your skills as a weather forecaster, and learn some science terms on the way!
Science
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.
5th grade
Science
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Hidden Objects
Hidden Objects
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Hidden Objects
Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.
Kindergarten
Science
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Qualities of a Soldier
Qualities of a Soldier
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Qualities of a Soldier
This simple Veterans Day craft is a great way to have your kid work on her drawing skills and put her vocabulary to the test too!
2nd grade
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Origin of Fireworks
Origin of Fireworks
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Origin of Fireworks
Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.
4th grade
Social studies
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How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
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How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.
5th grade
Science
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Compare and Contrast: Working With Narrative Texts
Compare and Contrast: Working With Narrative Texts
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Compare and Contrast: Working With Narrative Texts
Put your kid to the test and have him compare and contrast elements in a narrative text by identifying how characters and situations are alike and different.
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Scientific Concept Scavenger Hunt
Scientific Concept Scavenger Hunt
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Scientific Concept Scavenger Hunt
A science scavenger hunt can be a fun way to learn about science. Test your child's knowledge of scientific terms with this science scavenger hunt.
Science
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Barack Obama Crossword and Trivia
Barack Obama Crossword and Trivia
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Barack Obama Crossword and Trivia
Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.
5th grade
Social studies
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For many students, taking tests can be intimidating and stressful. Help students overcome their worries with test prep activities that involve food, painting, card games, and more. A variety of Education.com test prep activities are available below. Whether your young learner is just getting used to taking tests, or is already adept at multiple choice exams, the test prep activities below give plenty of options that make test taking easier.