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An hour glass, also known as a sand clock, keeps time. In this activity, your child will make her own sand clock and measure the time it keeps.

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.

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

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

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!

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

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

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!

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

Before your treat your child (and yourself!) to a yummy snack, help her learn a little about Sir Isaac Newton's First Law of Motion!

This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.

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

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

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

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

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

This 4th of July, explore fourth grade science and make some safe fireworks in your own backyard using soda pop!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

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

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

These flying potato poppers make a cool sound, create a celebratory mood, and they can teach your child about the power of air pressure.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

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