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Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Help your child understand surface tension by showing them how they can create a "skin" on top of water.

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

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

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

This science exploration lets your first grader see how eggs can provide a perfect environment for a living, growing creature.

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

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.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

Wondering how we know that air is there? Here's a quick and easy experiment that proves that air may be thin, but it's not too wimpy to block your shot!

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

Here's a science experiment that gives your kids a chance to see how fire needs oxygen to burn, with a little math and writing practice thrown in.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Did you ever think you could make colors disappear right before your eyes? This science experiment is just like a magic trick: now you see it, now you don't!

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!