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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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

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

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

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

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

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

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.