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Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

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?

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

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

Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

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