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Try Water Science Trickery!
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Try Water Science Trickery!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.
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Try Water Science Trickery!
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Try Water Science Trickery!
This experiment that explores water and air pressure will amaze your fifth grader as it appears that a single card is holding water in an upside-down glass.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Ready, Aim, Marshmallows!
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Ready, Aim, Marshmallows!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.
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Ready, Aim, Marshmallows!
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Ready, Aim, Marshmallows!
Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
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Compare Cotton and Nylon Absorbency
Invite your fifth grader to test the different rates of liquid absorption in synthetic and cotton materials, such as nylon and cotton.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment
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Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.
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Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment
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Adding Colors: An Optical Experiment
What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Creating Sound Through Vibrations
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Creating Sound Through Vibrations
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.
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Creating Sound Through Vibrations
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Creating Sound Through Vibrations
This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Make Ice Cream in a Baggie!
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Make Ice Cream in a Baggie!
Fifth Grade
Measurement
Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!
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Make Ice Cream in a Baggie!
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Make Ice Cream in a Baggie!
Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!
Fifth Grade
Measurement
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Make Marbleized Paper!
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Make Marbleized Paper!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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.
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Make Marbleized Paper!
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Make Marbleized Paper!
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.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Create a Collection That Rocks!
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Create a Collection That Rocks!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.
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Create a Collection That Rocks!
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Create a Collection That Rocks!
Get your fifth grader involved in some earth science by helping her plan and create her very own rock collection.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Playground Physics
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Playground Physics
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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.
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Playground Physics
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Playground Physics
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.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
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How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.
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How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
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How Strong are a Bird's Bones?
In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Mirrors and Reflection of Light
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Mirrors and Reflection of Light
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.
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Mirrors and Reflection of Light
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Mirrors and Reflection of Light
This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Speaking Under Water
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Speaking Under Water
Third Grade
Physical Science
Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.
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Speaking Under Water
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Speaking Under Water
Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Radio Waves, It's In The Air: Build A Basic Radio
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Radio Waves, It's In The Air: Build A Basic Radio
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.
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Radio Waves, It's In The Air: Build A Basic Radio
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Radio Waves, It's In The Air: Build A Basic Radio
The purpose of this science fair project is to build a basic radio.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
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Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.
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Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
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Test for Acids or Bases Using...Flowers!
Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Send Water Uphill!
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Send Water Uphill!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!
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Send Water Uphill!
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Send Water Uphill!
Show your fifth grade scientist how to create a siphon using two buckets, plastic tubing, and water. Watch her astonishment as the water travels uphill!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
Sink or swim? Calculate the density of various fruits and vegetables using water and a kitchen scale.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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High Frequency Hearing Test
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High Frequency Hearing Test
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.
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High Frequency Hearing Test
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High Frequency Hearing Test
Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
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Do Some Cranberry Sauce Science!
It's food. It's Thanksgiving tradition. And guess what: Cranberry Sauce is also science! Try our simple recipe/experiment.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Traveling Tsunamis
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Traveling Tsunamis
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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.
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Traveling Tsunamis
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Traveling Tsunamis
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.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Changing the Pitch of Sound
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Changing the Pitch of Sound
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.
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Changing the Pitch of Sound
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Changing the Pitch of Sound
This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Make Your Own Soap
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Make Your Own Soap
Third Grade
Physical Science
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.
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Make Your Own Soap
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Make Your Own Soap
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.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Make Your Own Butter!
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Make Your Own Butter!
Second Grade
Physical Science
Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.
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Make Your Own Butter!
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Make Your Own Butter!
Teach your child how butter is created by shaking up cream the old-fashioned way.
Second Grade
Physical Science
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Talking to Plants
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Talking to Plants
Third Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.
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Talking to Plants
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Talking to Plants
This science fair project idea explores whether talking to a plant will help it grow.
Third Grade
Physical Science
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Make a Temperature Tracker
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Make a Temperature Tracker
Fifth Grade
Geometry
Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!
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Make a Temperature Tracker
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Make a Temperature Tracker
Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!
Fifth Grade
Geometry
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A Thunderous Sound
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A Thunderous Sound
Second Grade
Physical Science
Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?
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A Thunderous Sound
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A Thunderous Sound
Science fair project that examines what causes thunder and why a thunderclap sounds so loud. How is lightening related to the creation of sound waves?
Second Grade
Physical Science
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The Red Cabbage Acid Test
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The Red Cabbage Acid Test
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!
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The Red Cabbage Acid Test
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The Red Cabbage Acid Test
How to test for acids and bases? In this activity you and your child can make your own indicator from red cabbage!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Make Your Own Electricity
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Make Your Own Electricity
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!
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Make Your Own Electricity
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Make Your Own Electricity
By using static electricity generated from their body, a child can cause a small fluorescent lamp bulb to light up!
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Make a Better Paper Airplane
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Make a Better Paper Airplane
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.
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Make a Better Paper Airplane
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Make a Better Paper Airplane
Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.
Fifth Grade
Physical Science
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Study Game: Planets!
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Study Game: Planets!
Fifth Grade
Measurement
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.
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Study Game: Planets!
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Study Game: Planets!
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.
Fifth Grade
Measurement
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Foam It! Cause a Chemical Reaction
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Foam It! Cause a Chemical Reaction
Fifth Grade
Measurement
This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!
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Foam It! Cause a Chemical Reaction
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Foam It! Cause a Chemical Reaction
This experiment uses a yeast solution, liquid detergent, and hydrogen peroxide to produce an exciting reaction like no other!
Fifth Grade
Measurement
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