Science Resources : Page 57

Your child will be delighted to learn about and gaze upon his favorite constellations with this set of stellar homemade placemats!

Determine how salinity affects the circulation of warm and cold water. Note whether the warm water mixes or forms a layer with cold water.

Help your child create a written message and practice their letters using sticks they find in nature. Here's how to get started.

Teach your child the meaning of recycle and reuse by repurposing plastic spoons as plant markers for your vegetable garden.

This cool physics demo illustrates the simple harmonic motion of a pendulum while teaching kids the important concepts of potential and kinetic energy.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

In this free science fair project, build a star clock and learn how to tell time on a clear night by observing the big dipper!

Design a survival kit. Brainstorm various survival scenarios. Address basic human requirements and natural resources. Describe each tool as well uses.

Learners hypothesize about and experiment with soil erosion in this hands-on activity.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Using plants and other items from the outdoors and clothing they already own, your kids can dress up as any one of the four seasons or simply as a Garden.

Determine whether butterflies like to drink sugar water, salt water, or plain water.

In this activity, you child will learn about how heat changes food. On the next sunny day, head outdoors to make a treat in an outside oven! Here's how:

Experiment with magnetism in this 8th grade science activity in which your child will create a working compass using a steel needle, magnet, and jar.

In this science fair project, students focus sunlight with a magnifying glass and trap shorter waves to melt ice.

Learn how to make a ping pong ball anemometerâa device used to measure wind speedâin this free science fair project idea.

Protozoa and ciliate and amoeba, oh my! The objective of this science fair project is for students to use a microscope and identify microscopic life.

Spiders don't go to grocery stores or fast food chains to get their food -- they set up traps and wait for their food to come to them!

Use sticks and stones to create create an outdoor version of tic-tac-toe!

This season is a great time to explore the many shapes, sizes, and species of evergreen trees. Download our "field guide" activity and learn more!

Science fair project that tests how well various sunscreens protect skin from the sunâs ultraviolet radiation by measuring their effect on sun-sensitive paper.

This activity is a fun way to "go fishing" with your preschooler, while learning about the concepts of freezing and melting.