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Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

In this activity, your child will be challenged to build a tall tower out of building bricks! The instructions include questions prompts to guide students through the design challenge.

How do people move pianos and heavy furniture into tall buildings? Show your kids some pulley potential with this simple household exercise!

In this science fair project, you'll make a "ghost" appear in a test tube, and learn about what happens when hot water and cold water interact.

Discover whether cold or hot water from the faucet will boil faster on the stove.

Here's a classic celery science experiment that uses celery and food coloring to demonstrate how plants absorb water.

This project explores whether plants can live and grow when "watered" with juice, soda, or milk.

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Check out this fun science fair project idea for 1st grade: a solar eclipse model that demonstrates total, partial, and annular solar eclipses.

In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.

The next time you've got a restless second grade earth scientist on your hands, use this experiment to demonstrate crystals and make a tasty treat, too!

Here is a kindergarten activity that blends art and science by using magnets, paint, and objects found around the house to create a picture.

Creating a home for a toad is an easy and fun project for kids. Here's how to make your very own toad abode.

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

Science fair project that examines the different types of precipitation, evaluates the density of snow and calculates the ratio of snow-to-liquid.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.

The possibilities are endless with this fun Halloween-themed STEM activity! With simple supplies, your child will experiment, adapt, and use their creativity while they build structures using different specifications.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

Plant a mini herb garden and teach your child about science and nature.

Can you dig it? This science experiment isn't for kids who like to keep their hands clean.