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Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

Kids construct a single fixed pulley system to learn how pulleys can make work easier in this cool physics and engineering science fair project idea.

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

In this science fair experiment, children demonstrate the relationship between the amount of stuff and the amount of pressure in a closed system.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

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.

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.

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

Cinnamon is tasty, but does it have super powers as well? Find out if cinnamon can repel mosquitoes in this outdoorsy experiment.

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.

Bring the fun of gardening indoors! By stuffing a simple pair of pantyhose with a few grass seeds on top, your child can grow her very own plant pet.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Try this simple 2nd grade science experiment to teach your child about the principles of luminosity and light reflection.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.

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

Science fair project that examines the behavior of water and gravel in creek beds and the formation of sedimentary rocks.