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Is it solid or liquid? Create oobleck and witness the amazingly weird oscillation between the two!

Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!

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

In this Halloween-themed activity, young learners will find out what happens when they mix two household items together to create a surprising chemical reaction.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

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

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

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Show your kids the power of baking powder by conducting a simple experiment. Make four batches of cornbread, all identical except for one thing: baking powder!

Your second grader will love this simple soda bottle race car activity. Make a ramp and customize your car for an entertaining way to learn scientific concepts.

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

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.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

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

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.

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

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

Celebrate April Fools' Day with a science prank that is sure to amuse...and educate too!

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

In this 3rd grade science activity, you'll experiment with the little-known fourth state of matter: polymers! Mix borax with white glue and watch what happens.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Amaze your kids by separating a salt and pepper mixture using an "electric spoon" charged with wool.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

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

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

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