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This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Discover that the absorbency of fabrics depend largely on the shape and structure of the individual fibers that make up the fabric.

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.

In this pinto bean germination experiment, you'll learn about how fertilizer aids in growing pinto beans into seedlings.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

This activity challenges students to use computational thinking as they create a sequence of commands that will make a robot move in a pattern related to the sound and rhythm of music.

In this activity, students will think about the form and function of household objects as they compare and contrast kitchen serving spoons of various sizes and designs.

Try this simple activity with your child to guesstimate the age of a tree in your yard and nurture her developing math skills while you're at it!

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

Here's a fun activity that will introduce your fourth grader to the concept of frictionless motion by constructing a hovercraft.

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

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.

Help your fifth grader execute this experiment involving a lit candle (submerged in water!) to show him the wonders of heat energy transference.

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Did you even wonder why some rocks are round and smooth while others are broken up into small pieces?

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?

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

If your fourth grader is obsessed with all things glow-in-the-dark, then here's an activity that will really light up her imagination!

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

Help your child get to know the least-appreciated of the five senses, the sense of smell, with a smelling station.

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

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

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!