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Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

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.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold? If so, why? Kids will find out with this fun and informative science fair project idea.

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?

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

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

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.

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

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

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

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Create a mini plant habitat with your kid to help teach him what it takes to make an ecosystem work.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

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

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

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

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!