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This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.

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

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

Here's an experiment that will have your child experimenting with cake ingredients to learn about the chemical reactions that happen when a cake's in the oven.

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

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

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.

The objective of this science fair project idea is to determine if sound travels best through the air, water or a solid.

This science fair project examines how tsunamis travel by simulating a tsunami moving around an island. You will generate a pretend tsunami in a swimming pool.

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

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.

How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

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

This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!

Here's a fun and simple activity to introduce your child to surface tension, and pull an awesome stunt in the process!

Believe it or not, the common spud has enough electrochemical energy to power a small digital clock.

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

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

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.

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

Give your child an introduction to food preservation by making and canning your own yummy, homemade pasta sauce!

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

Learn how to make marbleized paper with simple everyday ingredients in this fun activity! Your child will learn about oil and water while doing this project.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

Chemistry isn't just incredible ... sometimes its edible! These crystal lollipops are a delicious introduction to chemistry concepts.

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