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Give your budding young observers a chance to discover simple machines at use in their own home.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

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

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

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

Deck the halls with last season's Christmas lights for a spectacular and electrifying science activity.

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

Take a look at forensic science with your child. She'll learn how to take a shoe impression, just like the detectives do!

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

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

Would your child like to learn about a hidden world? All she needs to do is open her box of markers!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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

Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Try this chemistry experiment with your curious kid and get some "shocking" results!

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