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Start your toy engines -- this is going to be a fast and friction-filled race!

Use the textures found in nature to create your own stationery! This fun, outdoor activity will no doubt inspire your child's creative side.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

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

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

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

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

You don't need to wait for rain to see a rainbow. Make one yourself, and teach your child about light and weather in the process.

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!

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

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

Clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet. Here's a way for kids to see it all up close!

This science fair project idea explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

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.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

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

Invite your third grader to do taste test science to observe how a strawberry tastes when it is paired with various condiments. The results may be surprising!

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

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