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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.

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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.

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.

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?

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

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

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

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.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

This science fair project idea creates a sedimentary rock and to investigate what takes place during the rock cycle.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Science fair project which compares the rate of temperature change and the maximum temperature as a result of the angle of light radiation.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

This activity will introduce your child to the four different components of blood and give him a fun way to visualize its properties.

Dive into the world of cooking oil and smoke points to discover just how fast some oils start smoking.

This fun science project helps to investigate how much water can a plant take up and release in a certain period of time through the process of transpiration.

The objective this science fair project is to determine whether a bigger bag will allow a homemade hot air balloon to fly higher than smaller bag.

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!