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Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

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!

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

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!

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

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

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

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 classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

First grade science often covers solids, liquids, and gases. This silly science explores serious facts about the difference between all three.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

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.

Here is a nifty science experiment using Epsom salts to make "frost" appear on a piece of glass.

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

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

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

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!

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

This homemade parachute toy is incredibly easy to build. Plus, it gives kids an excuse to investigate and experiment...the backbone of kindergarten science.

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