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Are you looking for an out-of-this world activity that's both fun and educational? This solar system garland is a great way to introduce your child to astronomy.

This kinesthetic learning activity will help your fourth grader get a firm grasp on the immensity of the solar system.

In this fun science fair project, make two different scale models of our solar system using Astronomical Units and planets' relative size!

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In this fun activity, your child will create their very own solar oven to bake s'mores!

In this activity, children will let their imagination run wild as they design and build a new planet in the solar system.

This science fair project idea examines whether the colors of the spectrum respond differently in the thermal aspect when radiated by the sun.

Many ancient cultures used the rising or setting sun to create calendars. Observe the setting sun once a week to come up with your own solar calendar!

Have your child kick off their summer vacation by making a miniature water slide!

Want to help make studying the nervous system a little more fun? This thinking cap is a great way to learn external human brain anatomy.

Pair a planetarium visit with this fun art project that mimics the look of far-off galaxies.

Ever wonder why refrigerator lights turn off when you close the door? Does the darkness prevent food from spoiling? This experiment, determines just that.

Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin

This science fair project idea recreates the movement of planetary bodies in order to learn why they sometimes appear to move backwards.

In this fun experiment, we'll find out how color affects heat absorption!

This science fair project idea investigates if heat from direct sunlight is hotter than heat from reflected sunlight.

Kids explore how a single movable pulley can confer a mechanical advantage over a fixed pulley in this cool engineering science fair project for 2nd grade.

Your kid will delight in creating an extraterrestrial vehicle from goods found around the house. There's no telling where her imagination will go!

All you need are pencils, paper and some scissors to get started on this easy and fun game to review astronomy information, or other types of study concepts.

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!

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.

In this microwave plant experiment, find out whether microwave radiation will affect radish seed germination. Will it help or hinder the plants' growth?

Help your child create a working lung model that fills with air just like the lungs inside of his own chest when he breathes.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

In this cool science fair project idea, kids conduct the ruler drop test on volunteers to determine whether reaction time can be improved with practice.

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!

This science fair project idea highlights decomposition rates by comparing how long it takes an item to decompose in a compost pile vs. a landfill.

Explore how sound waves are reflected and absorbed by producing echoes. Analyze which locations produce echoes.

What causes the seasons to change? Kids find out by modeling the earth's tilt using a globe, flashlight and graph paper in this cool science fair project idea.

This science fair project idea explores whether it is easier to balance on a narrow ledge or on a rope.