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

What better way to care for the earth than to create a Call to Action plan for the entire family?

Most parents probably wouldn't mind subtracting 8-9 years off their age. Here's a fun third grade subtraction activity that may do just that.

This activity is a great way to engage learners in Earth Day celebrations while cultivating skills around nonfiction comprehension and research writing.

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

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

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.

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!

How does distance affect the spreading of light? Kids see diffraction and the inverse square law of light in action with this great science fair project idea.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

How can we make healthy choices and be thoughtful in our actions? In this social emotional learning activity, your child will reflect on making tough choices and the questions to ask in order to help make healthy choices.

Your spotlight-loving third or fourth grader will be delighted to play this improvisational game of freeze theater with family or friends.

Run, jump, and skip your way to physical fitness as your exercise with dice! It's a perfect party or family game.

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

Kids will learn how to make a steam powered rocket boat, also called a putt putt boat or a pop pop boat, in this great science fair project for 4th graders.

In this cool engineering science fair project, kids learn how to build Hero's engine: an enlightening example of Newton's third law.

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

This science fair project explores how osmotic pressure forces water through the root up into the plant.

This science fair project idea demonstrates how air resistance contributes to denser objects falling faster than less dense objects.

In this science fair project, students will create a model of a shoreline, observe erosion and examine how jetties prevent erosion.

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

Construct a card castle fit for a king! Treat your royal "face" cards (the kings, queens, and jacks) to the cool castle they deserve.

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

If you're looking for a fun way to have your child gain practice pattern-making while working out fine motor skills, making Washi eggs is the perfect activity.

This project will help keep your child's thoughts in order as he creates stories from the beginning all the way through to the end.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!