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Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

This fun, think-outside-the-box activity introduces kids to gravity and other basic scientific concepts as they construct an impressive marble run!

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

Determine the relationship between the speed of a sound and the temperature of the air it passes through.

Have your child build his own mini waterfall, and help him develop his planning, problem solving, and architectural skills.

Design a hearing protection device to protect their ears from loud noises. Examine the properties of current protective hearing devices, materials.

Engineers in training can get started with this simple wheel-and-axle construction activity.

Blanket forts are a kid classic! Let your child create a âfortress of solitudeâ on his own for reading, telling scary stories or for cozy cocooning.

Use reusable, recyclable materials--along with a dose of imagination--to build a castle with first grade geometrical forms.

Got a young scientist at home? Try this project with him!Create your own molecule design with this home-made clay recipe and some toothpicks!

Does your child know that salt water conducts electricity? This simple experiment will show how salt water acts as a conductor to electrical currents.

Teach your first grade scientist the difference between liquids and solids using maple syrup.

Children combine an acid and an alkaline substance to simulate a volcano eruption in this fun experiment.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

Explore concepts in current and coltage with these Van de Graaff generator experiments.

Get a cool and easy science fair project idea which helps high school students in understanding concepts behind the working of a microphone.