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Make a spring collage with your child to get them outside and those creative juices flowing!

Do you have your isopods straight? Learn about sow bug and pill bug behavior by building a terrarium to study them in!

Learn whether Mylar Balloons last longer than Latex Balloons or vice versa.

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

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

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.

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

How do you tell time without a watch? Use the sun! This simple activity will show your child how to build his own sundial.

Explore if planting seeds in a certain direction will affect how fast it germinates.

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!

In this experiment, students find out what happens when a less-dense fluid interacts with a denser one, replicating the effect of cooler solid rock on magma.

In this experiment, you'll make a seafloor spreading model to learn more about how plate tectonics work and create mid-ocean ridges.

Excite your fourth grader by recreating ancient Viking myths. This miniature longboat will explore the principle of water molecules expanding when heated.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

Your kid can learn about the process of making frozen yogurt and enjoy a homemade, flavorful dessert. Experiment with this fun, chilly food!

Your fourth grader will be astonished to discover the significance and intricacies of his spine as he builds a model of a human vertebral column.

Help your child plant a "tea garden": a garden made of herbs for making teas.

In this activity, students will create a stop motion animation by creating a clay figure and taking a series of digital photographs.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

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

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

To help your child learn how to use a thermometer, try this temperature collecting activity at home.

Construct and experiment with a periscope using reflected light rays to gather an image.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

Examine whether distilled water, spring water, or regular tap water yield faster plant growth.

Show your fourth grader how to see her heart in action. Make a simple device out of a drinking straw and clay to help her spot the movement of her pulse!

Observe corn seed germination to learn about dicots and monocots and how plants grow from seeds to seedlings to full-grown plants!

In this design challenge, your child will make a bottle rocket using typical household items.

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

What does a raindrop look like when it splashes on the ground? Is each raindrop unique like snowflakes? Find out how raindrop size varies in this experiment.