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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.

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

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.

This educated-guessing game is great for preschoolers. This activity helps your child work on her reasoning skills.

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!

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

Nature is the greatest teacher, and you can help facilitate the lesson! Here's how to create a supply backpack to get your kid ready for science action!

This activity is a great way to teach kids that, to find examples of science in action, they donât need to look any further than their own backyard.

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!

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

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

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

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!

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

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.

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.

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

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

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

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

This second grade arts and crafts activity is all about caterpillars emerging from their cocoons as butterflies.

In this outdoor science activity you'll find tips on how to create a nature journal by choosing a native plant or animal and tracking that species.

Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!

Who knew that you could make beads out of rose petals? Not only can it be done, but the beads smell wonderful!

This activity works well with a group or just with a parent and child, and it can make a great party game since it's both fun and inexpensive.

In this activity, your child will learn about a style of gardening that uses moss, also called "kokedama."

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

Inspire your child to learn about an amazing animal as she creates her very own polar bear habitat.