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Who needs paint, glitter, or crayons when you have natural art supplies right outside your front door?

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Put those fall leaves to use with this fun art activity. Kids paint and print leaves, to make a beautiful tablecloth, perfect for your next fall celebration.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

This science fair project idea examines the reason boats are shaped and engineered.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Play this flashlight game with your child to teach him about objects that are transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

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

Get your child outside to observe the clouds, and get a fun exercise in science, writing, and arts and crafts! Here's how.

Did you ever add salt to pasta? Did it help cook the pasta faster? If not, find out in this science fair project idea.

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

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

Has your child ever played weatherman? Try this science activity that lets kids try their hands at observing and predicting the weather.

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.