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Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

Have your child build a model of a coral polyp, one of the tiny animals that composes a coral reef.

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

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

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!

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.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

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

What is persistence of vision? With this hands-on science fair project idea, students will demonstrate this cool and dramatic phenomenon in their own classroom.

Help your child celebrate the summer and the sun by making a sandy seascape.

This activity is a great way to stretch the boundaries of your child's imagination and build up important critical thinking skills.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

Learn how to tell time by the sun with this cool science fair project idea that tracks how the accuracy of a sundial changes over time.

Learn how to make a food pyramid with animals in a a coniferous forest ecosystem around your home.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching some basic astronomy at the same time.

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

The rock cycle will come alive for your child when he uses broken crayons to create the three basic rock types.

This year on Mother's Day, try this gift project that brings together an appreciation for gardening with a hands-on lesson in art history.