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Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make his own magnifier out of a drop of water

Make your own marshmallows and mix up some very interesting third grade chemistry lessons while you're at it!

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.

Make a DIY golf putter and design your own golf putting course in this 2nd-3rd grade arts and crafts/game activity.

Make your own helicopter using a paper clip and a sheet of paper. Hold the spinner up in the air, let it go, and watch it spin gracefully to the ground.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

Want to make Halloween truly eerie? Science to the rescue! These ghouly hands come alive with a little help from simple chemistry.

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

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.

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

This surprisingly good glue recipe comes from common kitchen items.

Hone your child's skills of observation and take a look at forensic science for an interesting afternoon of exploration and detective work!

Household items and a bit of imagination will create a CSI kit for your child to have investigative adventures with. Explore the world of forensic science!

Encourage your child to think outside the bathtub by making her very own handmade soaps! Perfect as a present, a decoration, or just to pamper herself.

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

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

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

Get your hands on a concoction that breaks the rules about what's a solid and what's a liquid.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for homemade spearmint ice cream!

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

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.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Try the classic balloon-on-the-wall trick with your kid and watch static electricity in action.

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Your child will learn science and make a fun new malleable toy with this balloon sandbag science experiment.