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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

What's the quickest way to separate salt and pepper? Let static electricity do the work! Your child will be fascinated by this simple experiment.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

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!

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

Help your child experiment with the combination of acid and baking soda by making these homemade bath bombs!

Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?

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!

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!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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

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

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!

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

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

This fun marbled paper craft uses things you're likely to have around your house, and it teaches kids some simple chemistry too!

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

In this activity, young learners will make a balance using a plastic hanger and weigh a variety of small objects using candy corn.

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.

Your child might have noticed how bubbles quickly lose their colors and pop. Check out this creative way to make those bubbles last longer.

Put your second grade scientist to work this Fourth of July with our colorful "liquid fireworks" project!

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.