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Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.

Using simple materials found around your home, you can reinforce the static electricity concept by helping your child build a simple device with zapping power!

Wool can absorb 1/3 of its weight in water, while still keeping the body warm. She can test this theory by performing a scientific sock comparison!

Inspire your child to put on her engineer hat for the day, as she builds her very own, double-decker bridge.

This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

On the next chilly, winter day, invite your fifth grader to make a hand warmer by experimenting with the loaded combination of a few natural ingredients.

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

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

How does the size of a vibrating surface affect the pitch of a drum? Learn about drum size and pitch with this easy science fair project idea.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Air invisible; it doesn't make sounds; you can't pick it up and throw it. So how do we know it exists? Help your second grade scientist figure it out.

In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Here's a fun science experiment that's refreshingly tasty too! Turn regular water into a tasty treat perfect for consuming on a hot day.

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

In this fun science fair project idea learn about universal solvents and solutes and find out the solubility of several common liquid substances.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Set your young chemist up for an afternoon of science-fueled magic with a deceptively simple activity starring baking soda and vinegar!