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Take to the air with science by experimenting with helicopter seeds right in your own backyard!

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

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

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

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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

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.

Your third grader will delight in learning about sound waves as he observes the different sounds created by tapping on glasses with varying amounts of water.

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

Has your kid noticed how much bigger the moon looks when it's low in the sky? Here's an activity you can do to show them that it's just an optical illusion.

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.

Stir up some enthusiasm for experimentation with this candy-cracking science experiment!

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

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!

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

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

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

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

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.

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?

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

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

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

When you see those sunscreen "protection levels," what does that really mean? Try this experiment to find out.

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

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

What causes sound? Here's a simple science experiment that adds a visual element to the science of sound to help kids better understand this tricky concept.

What's a liquid? What's a solid? What better way to experiment than by turning a childhood favorite, ice cream, into a homemade science lesson!