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Here's a household scavenger hunt that shows kids the natural sources behind everyday objects...and builds reading skills, too!

How do icicles form and what do they look like? Do this free science fair project and watch the formation of icicles occur right before your eyes.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

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.

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

Gather some friends for a bubbly soda taste test do determine calories' role in your favorite drinks.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

How does rust form? Kids will learn about the roles oxygen, water, and electrons play in rust chemistry in this cool science fair project idea.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Learn about the microclimate of your backyard by tracking rainfall, temperature, and observed weather with hand drawn charts and graphs.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Make meringues with your first grader and see how states of matter can transform before your very eyes. Here's how:

Your third grader will be amazed at the explosive combination of vinegar and baking soda in these chocolate volcano cupcakes with white chocolate "lava."

In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.

What is a compound microscope? Kids find out by making one of their own in this cool science fair project.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

Play with balance and simple engineering as you hurry to create a sturdy rock tower.

This science fair project idea examines whether adding gelatin causes a solid to have a higher melting point and/or melt slower.

With this cool floating rocks project, your child will get some hands-on experience with buoyancy and learn why certain rocks like pumice are able to float.

Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!

Let your young scientist explore a brave new world of sound with an experiment that just requires a handful of common household items.

Encourage a group of third graders to play this fun game of Whistle Hide-and-Seek as a warm-up to get them prepared for finding a "lost" camper.

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.

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

Do you love to make Jell-O? Find out in this science fair project idea if it is possible to make Jell-O with just warm water.

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