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In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.

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

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Introduce your child to the importance of preserving the world's biodiversity by turning a lesson on endangered species into a fun game for the whole family.

Encourage your kindergartener to investigate and chronicle the weather she observes during the coldest months of the year.

In this plant habitats activity, children play the role of an ecologist and take surveys of different areas to discover the best habitat for dandelions.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

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.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

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

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

Make all-natural dye from vegetables to create gorgeous homemade play-silks!

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

This activity is a fun challenge for students who have just started learning to program educational robots.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

Do earthworms like moisture or darkness? Find out as we explore the relationship between earthworms and light.

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?

By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

Introduce your child to the amazing, almost magical phenomenon of static electricity!

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.