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Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

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!

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

Explore aromas with your child and help boost her brain power with some fun and interactive science activities.

This easy and inexpensive paper towel science project introduces kids to important physical concepts like cohesion, adhesion, and capillarity.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

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.

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

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

In this plastic wrap science fair project, you'll learn about polymer permeability and find out which plastic wrap keeps food from dehydrating best.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

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!

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

Bring a little science to your third grader's Christmas as you test out his sense of smell by exposing him to common Christmas scents found in your kitchen.

Can a toy car determine the strength of a magnet? In this cool magnet science fair project, young scientists will learn how to measure the strength of a magnet.

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!

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

When you cut a flower to put into a vase, it'll eventually wilt, even with water and sunshine. But is there another scientific secret to keeping flowers fresh?

Do plants get crowded? Have your curious kid investigate how plants respond if they're forced to grow together in a confined space.

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

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

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

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

This science fair project idea investigates how color affects temperature.

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