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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.

Kids will make predictions about cricket behavior by conducting this fun and easy experiment which simulates different environments for crickets.

Learn about lateral earthquake motion and its effect on high rise buildings in this simple 4th grade earth science experiment.

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!

This science fair project idea builds models of various types of bridges and then determines which bridge design is the strongest.

This science experiment has students test whether a snail moves faster on concrete or dirt.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

How do the phases of the Moon and gravity cause spring tides and neap tides? Does the Sun play a role in the tides? Figure it out in this fun science project!

Is it amplitude? Weight? Length of string? Kids will discover what factors changing the period of a pendulum depends on in this fun and easy physics experiment.

We all know that the Moon has different phases, but it can be hard to figure out why. Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work.

Got a birdwatcher on your hands? Bring the birds to your backyard by making a zany bird feeder using an orange and some string.

What cause the phases of the moon? Make a model to see how the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the crescent, gibbous, quarter, full, and new moon.

This science fair project idea examines whether plants are still able to grow normally if they are turned upside-down.

Check out this fun and easy 4th grade science fair project idea that tests how gravity induces positive and negative geotropism (gravitropism) in bean plants.

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

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!

In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

Discover how and which salt melts ice the quickest.

Explore the chemistry of latex polymers with this outrageous, hilarious science activity.

Create a homemade pair of sunglasses with colored lenses to see just how light and color affect our sight! Use this fun project to practice science!

The moon doesn't produce its own light, so why can we see it shining in the sky? Learn about reflection and planetshine in this fun and easy science project!

Explore the craters, maria, and highlands on the surface of the Moon! In this fun science project you'll create a 3-D model of the moon using paper mache.

This science fair project idea investigates how a bottom keel helps keep a boat from rocking back and forth.