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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.

Unlike other seed sprouting projects, this one allows kids to compare five different sprouts (either 5 herbs or 5 flowers) by watching them grow in a glove.

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

Handedness and footedness refer to whether people prefer to use their left or right hand and foot. In this experiment, test hand and foot dominance.

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

This science experiment tests if dog saliva can really help heal wounds.

Turn an abstract lesson into a practical craft with the fun and colorful creation of dough earth layers!

A homemade lava lamp gives any room a retro flair. Find out how to make a homemade lava lamp, and learn some science too, with this educational activity.

Is it magic? No...it's the amazing, gravity-defying capillary action experiment! Kids will love this dramatic and enlightening science fair project.

Your child can use leaves and grass to create his own outdoor art in celebration of Earth Day...all he needs are is the great outdoors and some creativity!

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

Learn to solve a crime scene investigation using an important forensics tool: oblique lighting.

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

Hatch a praying mantis egg case in a homemade habitat with your child's help! This is an amazing experiment in science and nature for kids of any age.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

In this science fair project, we'll use a liquid crystal thermometer to find out whether exercising makes a difference in people's temperature.

Do hand soaps and sanitizers prevent the growth of bread mold? If so, why? Kids will find out with this fun and informative science fair project idea.

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?

Your child can help your family pet take a breather, and help herself relax, too, with this soothing activity.

Teach your creative second grader about proportions, animals, and proper cutting methods with cucumber carving.

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

In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.

With this science fair idea, little scientists will gain valuable insights into the physics behind throwing a baseball.

This science fair project idea examines which type of insulation holds in the most heat.

In this activity, you'll not only make your own bouncy balls at home, but your child will also learn how polymers are made.

This science fair project investigates whether tapping the top or the side of the can will stop a vigorously-shaken can of soda from exploding.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

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

Future engineers, unite! Discover how to keep a sandcastleâs bridge from falling into the moat.