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

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

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.

Making your own glass cleaner is easy, effective and inexpensive!

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

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!

Can you plant the insect-attracting borage plant to increase the amount of beneficial insects in your garden? Find out in this experiment!

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 explores how the shape of a boat affects its density and how much weight it can float.

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 fair project, kids start a chemical reaction that will make a balloon inflate itself!

Introduce your fourth grader to the concepts of solstices by observing the length of her shadow on the shortest day of the year, compared to other solstices.

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

This project investigates the affect of storage temperature on microwave popcorn.

In this science fair project, students create their own miniature salt flats at home.

This study evaluates if electronic devices commonly found in most households emit radiation, and if they do, how much?

How greasy are your potato chips? Students will use a reliable method to quantify greasiness and compare different brands in this great science fair project.

Make a planter full of delicious seasonings and classic grilling vegetables, great for a Fatherâs Day gift or a fun start-of-summer outdoor activity.

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

How sensitive is your skin? Here's a fourth grade science experiment that lets your child figure it out.

How would you dry your wet clothes if your dryer didn't work? Find out with this fun experiment!

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

In this activity, your child will be challenged to create a device that protects an egg when it is dropped from a height of about 10 feet.

Learn all about balance and motion as your child designs a corn maze!

Ready for takeoff! Make science fun and teach about levers and fulcrums as your child sends buttons flying.

Make a seed bomb and let your junior guerilla gardener spread flowers far and wide.

In this activity your child will create their very own marble maze!

Your child helps the environment while saving your family money in this fun and rewarding "Gas Guzzlers" competition.

In this exciting design challenge, your child will use design thinking skills to create a mixture that can inflate a balloon.