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Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This project explores the interaction between air pressure and playing surface in determining a basketballâs bounce.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This project determines how much the rebound rates of tennis balls change after ten games.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

Your child will decorate a headband with any bugs they can think of, then they'll add antennae so they can pretend to be a bug!

This project examines who can jump higher, boys or girls, younger people or older, and how these two factors, gender and age, interact with one another.

Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.

Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

Does your middle school teenager have good reflexes? Gauge his reaction time in this science and math activity that requires only a yardstick and a friend.

Science fair project that determines whether windmills can be designed so that birds will not feed on them. Will they discriminate between different patterns?

In this physics project, you'll learn how to find the maximum height of a projectile using some math and trigonometry.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

The goal of this middle school science fair project is to examine the effect of caffeine on plant growth.

Determine which video game elevates the heart rate best and burns the most calories.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

This project will examine the relationship between wind velocity and direction and the distance a baseball travels.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

This project examines whether more expensive golf balls translate into better results on the golf course.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations

Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.