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The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
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The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
Third Grade
Life Science
Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.
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The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
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The Limewater Carbon Dioxide Test
Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.
Third Grade
Life Science
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
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A Trick for the Eyes: Color Wheels and Optical Illusion Tops
This science fair project idea experiments with spinning color wheels and optical illusions.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Sourdough Science!
Sourdough Science!
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Sourdough Science!
Fifth Grade
Life Science
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
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Sourdough Science!
Sourdough Science!
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Sourdough Science!
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
Fifth Grade
Life Science
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
Pre-K
Life Science
This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.
Pre-K
Life Science
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The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth
The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth
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The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth
Life Science
The goal of this middle school science fair project is to examine the effect of caffeine on plant growth.
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The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth
The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth
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The Effect of Caffeine on Plant Growth
The goal of this middle school science fair project is to examine the effect of caffeine on plant growth.
Life Science
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Sink or Swim: Calculating Density of Fruits and Vegetables
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
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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Skeleton Hand Print
Skeleton Hand Print
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Skeleton Hand Print
Kindergarten
Life Science
Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws
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Skeleton Hand Print
Skeleton Hand Print
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Skeleton Hand Print
Create a three-dimensional X-ray of your child's hand in this simple modeling activity. All you need to get started are black paper and drinking straws
Kindergarten
Life Science
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
Third Grade
Life Science
In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
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What Lives in the Air Conditioner?
In this science fair projects, students will grow out the bacteria that collect on air conditioner filters.
Third Grade
Life Science
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How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
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How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!
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How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
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How to Grow Potatoes in a Bag
Grow potatoes in a plastic bag—easy to grow and harvest, and yummy to eat!
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Kindergarten
Life Science
In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Balloon Greenhouse
Balloon Greenhouse
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Balloon Greenhouse
Kindergarten
Life Science
Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.
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Balloon Greenhouse
Balloon Greenhouse
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Balloon Greenhouse
Make your own greenhouse - out of a balloon! Your child will learn how greenhouses work as they plant radish seeds and watch them grow.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Make Scented Pumpkins
Make Scented Pumpkins
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Make Scented Pumpkins
Pre-K
Handwriting
Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.
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Make Scented Pumpkins
Make Scented Pumpkins
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Make Scented Pumpkins
Your preschooler will engage their senses by making a scented pumpkin to decorate your house.
Pre-K
Handwriting
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pre-K
Life Science
Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Pumpkin Investigation
Pumpkin Investigation
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Pumpkin Investigation
Third Grade
Life Science
Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin
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Pumpkin Investigation
Pumpkin Investigation
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Pumpkin Investigation
Incorporate some math and science thinking into your annual fall fun with this pumpkin investigation activity! Your child will have a blast investigating various ways of measuring pumpkins, making estimates, taking measurements, and recording their findin
Third Grade
Life Science
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
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Taste Test Science: Fool Your Tongue!
This taste buds science experiment demonstrates how strongly our sense of smell controls what we taste.
Fourth Grade
Physical Science
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Bubble Science
Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
Pre-K
Life Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
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Bubble Science
Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Popcorn Science for All Five Senses!
Popcorn Science for All Five Senses!
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Popcorn Science for All Five Senses!
Kindergarten
Life Science
Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!
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Popcorn Science for All Five Senses!
Popcorn Science for All Five Senses!
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Popcorn Science for All Five Senses!
Use popcorn in this tasty experiment to explore the five senses at home with your kindergartener!
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
First Grade
Reading
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
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Design Challenge: Creating Animal Habitats
In this design thinking activity, your child will choose an animal to research, learn about the animal’s habitat, and then replicate the animal's habitat using household items.
First Grade
Reading
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Frogs In Winter
Frogs In Winter
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Frogs In Winter
Third Grade
Life Science
Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.
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Frogs In Winter
Frogs In Winter
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Frogs In Winter
Help your child create a tasty treat that will demonstrate exactly how frogs survive a freezing season.
Third Grade
Life Science
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Create a Hibernating Bear Den
Create a Hibernating Bear Den
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Create a Hibernating Bear Den
Kindergarten
Measurement
Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.
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Create a Hibernating Bear Den
Create a Hibernating Bear Den
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Create a Hibernating Bear Den
Make a bear cave for your child to play and explore, learning about bears and winter hibernation.
Kindergarten
Measurement
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Craft the Frog Life Cycle
Craft the Frog Life Cycle
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Craft the Frog Life Cycle
Kindergarten
Life Science
Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.
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Craft the Frog Life Cycle
Craft the Frog Life Cycle
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Craft the Frog Life Cycle
Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Make a Sensory Cloud
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Kindergarten
Life Science
Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Make a Sensory Cloud
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
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Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
Kindergarten
Life Science
Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.
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Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
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Where Do I Live? An Animal Habitat Game
Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Mouth Bacteria?
Mouth Bacteria?
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Mouth Bacteria?
Fourth Grade
Life Science
Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.
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Mouth Bacteria?
Mouth Bacteria?
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Mouth Bacteria?
Would it hurt to skip brushing your teeth just this once? Let's find out by seeing which foods produce the most mouth bacteria.
Fourth Grade
Life Science
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
Fifth Grade
Life Science
With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
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Find Out Why Leaves Change Color
With this hands-on activity, you'll show how fall colors are hidden in the leaf all year long!
Fifth Grade
Life Science
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Make Edible Amber Fossils
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Second Grade
Life Science
Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Make Edible Amber Fossils
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Make Edible Amber Fossils
Make edible amber fossils with your second grader to explore the fascinating world of science!
Second Grade
Life Science
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Make Like a Bird and Nest
Make Like a Bird and Nest
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Make Like a Bird and Nest
Kindergarten
Life Science
Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.
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Make Like a Bird and Nest
Make Like a Bird and Nest
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Make Like a Bird and Nest
Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Frog Footprints
Frog Footprints
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Frog Footprints
Pre-K
Life Science
Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.
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Frog Footprints
Frog Footprints
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Frog Footprints
Make frog feet sponge prints with your child for a fun and educational crafts activity.
Pre-K
Life Science
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Pre-K
Life Science
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Easy Homemade Yogurt
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Easy Homemade Yogurt
Make some easy homemade yogurt with your young scientist, and see what a few 'live' bacteria can do in the right conditions!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Bread Mold Experiment
Bread Mold Experiment
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Bread Mold Experiment
Life Science
This bread mold experiment will help your child learn about mold, and he'll develop important hypothesis-making and experiment-designing skills.
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Bread Mold Experiment
Bread Mold Experiment
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Bread Mold Experiment
This bread mold experiment will help your child learn about mold, and he'll develop important hypothesis-making and experiment-designing skills.
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