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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.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

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

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

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

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.

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!

This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

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.

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.

Think you can blow up a balloon without using your mouth? This isn't just a cool trick, it's also a great way to introduce chemistry and biology concepts.

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.

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

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!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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.

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!

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

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

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

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