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Button Launcher
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Button Launcher
Second Grade
Physical Science
Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.
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Button Launcher
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Button Launcher
Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Floating Eggs: A Pre-Breakfast Experiment
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Floating Eggs: A Pre-Breakfast Experiment
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!
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Floating Eggs: A Pre-Breakfast Experiment
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Floating Eggs: A Pre-Breakfast Experiment
Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Fingerprint Analysis: A Family Case Study
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Fingerprint Analysis: A Family Case Study
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!
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Fingerprint Analysis: A Family Case Study
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Fingerprint Analysis: A Family Case Study
Are you ready to be a detective for science? Then get out your magnifying glass and start studying fingerprints!
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Learning Why and How to Compost
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Learning Why and How to Compost
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
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.
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Learning Why and How to Compost
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Learning Why and How to Compost
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.
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
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Superhero Lightning Bolt
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Superhero Lightning Bolt
Second Grade
Physical Science
Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!
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Superhero Lightning Bolt
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Superhero Lightning Bolt
Help your kid feel like a superhero with this safe and fun science experiment that creates an electrical charge that's like a mini lightning bolt!
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Balloon Static
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Balloon Static
Second Grade
Physical Science
Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.
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Balloon Static
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Balloon Static
Introduce your second grader to the crazy world of static electricity with just a balloon and a sheet of paper.
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Bird Songs
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Bird Songs
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!
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Bird Songs
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Bird Songs
Before Twitter, birds were the ones tweeting, not humans. Have your child discover the magical sounds of nature while recording birds around his neighborhood!
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
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Create a Sandwich Bag Explosion!
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Create a Sandwich Bag Explosion!
Kindergarten
Physical Science
Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.
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Create a Sandwich Bag Explosion!
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Create a Sandwich Bag Explosion!
Chemistry is a blast with this backyard bomb made from a sandwich bag. All you need are ingredients from the pantry to create a satisfying, and safe, explosion.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Can You Keep a Secret?
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Can You Keep a Secret?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.
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Can You Keep a Secret?
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Can You Keep a Secret?
Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Craft Fizzing Bath Soaps
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Craft Fizzing Bath Soaps
Second Grade
Physical Science
Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!
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Craft Fizzing Bath Soaps
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Craft Fizzing Bath Soaps
Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Physics Magic Trick
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Physics Magic Trick
Second Grade
Physical Science
Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!
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Physics Magic Trick
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Physics Magic Trick
Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Pre-K
Life Science
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
Second Grade
Life Science
This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
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Capture Fall Leaves in Stained Glass
This activity provides a solution to all those leaves on your doorstep, while also giving your child a fun science lesson.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Using a Compass
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Using a Compass
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.
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Using a Compass
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Using a Compass
Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!
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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!
Pre-K
Earth and Space Science
Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!
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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!
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Make a Sandcastle You Can Keep!
Help your child make a beautiful homemade sandcastle that will last!
Pre-K
Earth and Space Science
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Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
Pre-K
Physical Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
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Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
Pre-K
Physical Science
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Jane Goodall and Nature Journaling
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Jane Goodall and Nature Journaling
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!
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Jane Goodall and Nature Journaling
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Jane Goodall and Nature Journaling
By incorporating natural materials and the powers of observation, your child will become a backyard naturalist while building early writing and drawing skills!
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Second Grade
Life Science
Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!
Second Grade
Life Science
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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.
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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
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To Leaf or Not to Leaf
Science fair project that determines whether lettuce that is harvested gradually yields more produce than lettuce that is harvested all at once.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Dig This: Biodegradation
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Dig This: Biodegradation
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.
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Dig This: Biodegradation
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Dig This: Biodegradation
How do organic materials become soil? This science experiment measures what materials biodegrade.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Build a Balloon-Powered Car
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Build a Balloon-Powered Car
Second Grade
Physical Science
This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.
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Build a Balloon-Powered Car
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Build a Balloon-Powered Car
This balloon-powered car project is a great way for your kid to learn about energy and how it can be used efficiently.
Second Grade
Physical Science
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The Ghost in the Tube
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The Ghost in the Tube
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.
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The Ghost in the Tube
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The Ghost in the Tube
In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Build a Tunnel
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Build a Tunnel
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
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Build a Tunnel
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Build a Tunnel
In this science and engineering activity, children will explore types of tunnels and their purposes and then design and build a tunnel of their own.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Experiment with Boiled Egg Science
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Experiment with Boiled Egg Science
Second Grade
Physical Science
This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.
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Experiment with Boiled Egg Science
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Experiment with Boiled Egg Science
This science activity will help your student explore the changes that occur to transform an egg from raw to soft to hard-boiled.
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Low Fat, Low Taste?
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Low Fat, Low Taste?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.
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Low Fat, Low Taste?
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Low Fat, Low Taste?
This science fair project idea investigates if fats add to the flavor of food.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
First Grade
Reading
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Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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Build an Insect Model
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Build an Insect Model
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.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Create Pressed Leaf Cards
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Create Pressed Leaf Cards
Second Grade
Life Science
Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.
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Create Pressed Leaf Cards
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Create Pressed Leaf Cards
Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.
Second Grade
Life Science
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
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Growing in the Dark: Plants and Light
Plants and light seem to be good buddies, but how far does the friendship really go?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Geography, Latitude, and the North Star: Where Am I?
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Geography, Latitude, and the North Star: Where Am I?
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.
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Geography, Latitude, and the North Star: Where Am I?
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Geography, Latitude, and the North Star: Where Am I?
Find the North Star, and measure your latitude! The purpose of this science fair project is to find latitude and learn about geographic locations.
Second Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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