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This project determines what category of person is most likely to be ticklish.

Children will learn why and how to compost as they help with the process of filling their compost, turning it, and observing the changes that occur.

Why doesn't the ocean freeze? Students answer this question by simulating the chemical composition and temperature of arctic waters in their own home.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

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

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

This science fair project idea investigates if webbed feet help a duck (and others) swim.

Using scherenschnitte, your science-savvy second grader will be able to create and display each part of a vegetable!

This science fair project idea investigates how the shape of an object affects drag.

This science experiment examines the role of fat in food, especially in making bread rise and whipping cream.

This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.

This science fair project idea explores how length affects the weight a bridge can hold.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Is your little scientist up for a rocky challenge? Let them make their own geode rocks using eggs and epsom salts!

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

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

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

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.

Will storing cucumbers and tomatoes in the fridge destroy their unique flavors? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

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

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

Using a toy race car kids create a visual model of the Doppler Effect.

Want to spark your third grader's interest in gardening? Help him make popsicle stick fairies to decorate an enchanting garden oasis.

In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.

Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!

In this project, build an insect model that shows how the head, thorax, and abdomen fit together! Learn insect anatomy by constructing a paper mache critter.