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This science fair project idea explores alcoholic fermentation at work by making your own soda.

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

This is a fantastic and easy science experiment where kids will learn about elasticity by testing how high bouncy balls of different materials can bounce.

In this project, learn about animal vision and different kinds of eyes: ocelli, compound eyes, and camera eyes. Find out what a jellyfish or grasshopper sees!

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Teach your fifth grader about the wonders of wind by making and observing this winter wind chime.

This science fair project idea identifies trees using a dichotomous key.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

This science fair project idea determines what household items are good conductors of electricity.

This science fair project introduces children to static electricity and the idea that electricity is more than lights and plugs.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

Transform your uncomfortable wooden shoes into charming mini planters!

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

This is a quick, easy science fair project that conveys the idea of density to preschool and early elementary children.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

This science fair project idea explores whether a plastic slinky works as well as a metal slinky when walking it down the stairs.