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Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

Bring the magic and mystery of the night sky to the light of day with this fun constellation art project!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

Introduce your child to science with something they see everyday--their shadow!

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

It's easier than you think to make homemade play dough -- just a few pantry staples makes a natural version of the toy that kids have loved for generations.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy summer activity! Make homemade ice cream and let your child practice his science skills.

Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Explore solids and liquids with your young scientist by making gluep, a goopy substance that can behave like both a solid and a liquid!

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

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

Help your second grade scientist explore the timely topic of wind speed using a version of the classic Beaufort Scale.

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 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!