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Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

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.

This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!

This basketball project explores the best way to make the perfect shot every time.

Science fair project that compares the biodiversity of fungi in different ecosystems by identifying species of fungi.

Brine shrimp usually live in saltwater. Investigate how salt concentration (salinity) affects the rate at which brine shrimp eggs hatch.

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

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

Kids conduct a simple birdseed experiment to figure out what kinds of birds live nearby in this fun science activity.

Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!

What is the best stain remover for clothes? In this fun and easy science fair project idea, students will identify the best method for laundry stain removal.

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!

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

This project can help prepare your child for a trip to the tide pools, or give him a way to remember some of the many creatures he saw during his visit.

Study the life cycle of the common blowfly as it relates to forensic investigation. Record the first time you see flies, maggots, and eggs.

The next time you and your fifth grader go on a hike, take along this key to figure out which common North American animal left a track along the river bank.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

Here's a first grade ladybug game that explores how air can move solid objects, and adds some measurement practice, too. Play, learn, and enjoy!

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!