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Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Can playing video games trigger an adrenaline rush even though there's no real danger? In this cool experiment you'll learn all about how fight-or-flight works!

Teach your child to dye eggs with natural ingredients from the grocery store. From pink to gold, these eggs are perfect for hiding, hunting or simply munching.

In this science fair project, learn how a mineral streak is made and how it can help identify an unknown mineral.

Looking for an enjoyable evening activity you can do with your kids? Study the stars: help them learn about constellations by making one of their own.

Put an oatmeal box, a flashlight, and some construction paper together and you have the makings of an incredibly cool bedroom planetarium!

Kids will make a homemade electroscope and explain how it detects static charges through induction in this fun science fair project idea.

Kids discover what a homogeneous mixture is by adding sugar to distilled water and identify the various factors affecting solubility.

Will potatoes spud or sprout faster in dry, dark, or cold conditions? Find out in this science fair project idea!

Study science with your first grader in this arts and crafts activity that models the reason why fall leaves change color with some paint and crayons.

Make a wish upon a tree with this craft that also helps your child learn more about Chinese culture.

Could there be toxic chemicals lurking in the cupboards and closets of your home?

Science fair project that examines albedo, and how this information is applied in the design of cars, sportswear, and other items. Which colors reflect light?

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

Help your kindergartener expand social studies and science work while creating this lovely bag clip for the holidays.

Save money by making compost! Use this science fair project idea to determine which composting methods best encourage decomposition of organic matter.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

Here's a pressed leaf card project that puts science and writing together for your second grader.

This science project teaches young students about germs, bacteria, and the importance of washing their hands. Students will test what is the best way to wash.

What is vegetative reproduction? Find out how you can clone plants and regrow cabbage from a stem in this cool experiment!

Get this cool middle school science fair project idea on how to conduct a flame test to detect the presence of certain metals in chemical compounds.

Students will investigate the thermal conductivity of metals by learning how to measure thermal conductivity with this fun and easy science fair project idea.

Check out this cool science fair project on identifying rocks and minerals for kids.

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.