Science Activities : Page 25

Believe it or not, images that are cast upon your eye's light-sensitive screen (called the retina) are upside down. Here's a fun, fast experiment to prove it!

Science fair project that determines whether disinfectant sprays or disinfectant soaps are more effective at removing bacteria from hands.

Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

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.

Find out which part of a flame burns wood the fastest and also if this is true for all types of flames such as candle-flame, burners, and lighters.

In this science fair experiment, kids will use the acid test to discover how to tell one mineral from another.

This experiment challenges students to forecast the weather based on the surrounding areas' weather.

Show your preschooler how to create a simple windsock using a colorful piece of tissue paper, a pipe cleaner, and yarn.

How good are humans at sound localization? Kids can try this cool science fair project idea to see how good their friends are at judging sound direction.

In this project students experiment with making music using only glasses of water.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

For a fun family activity to introduce your child to genetics, have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family genes!

Calculate the mass of the Earth using the sidereal and calendar period of the Moon and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation in this physics science project!

The objective of this science fair project is to determine whether there are gender differences when boys and girls view optical illusions.

What happens when eyes see something that the brain knows cannot be true? In this science activity, the brain has to "fudge" it when interpreting what you see.

This science fair project evaluates if and how eating a large meal affects ability to perform mental tasks.

Help your first grader design and create his very own bird feeder out of an empty milk carton.

Teach your child how to make an all-natural, yellow-brown dye, using just walnut shells and water. This deep dye can be used on textiles, art, and wood.

How can you tell the difference between a spider and an insect? Your child will find out as he makes a tray of yummy creepy crawly snacks.

This science fair project idea explores how water and ice can change the form of rocks.

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

Learn about how sugar fermentation and growing yeast in this easy science project! Yeast is a eukaryotic microbe that puts the fun in fungus!

In this project students learn about the golden ratio and investigate if it can be used to predict people's assessment of beauty in others.

Before you get ready for a delicious scramble or omelet, add a bit of science to your morning routine!

This science fair project examines which fruits and/or vegetables will ripen prematurely when placed with ripe apples.

Compare the whitening abilities of four different brands of whitening toothpaste to see which one whitens the fastest and which one whitens the most.

Is your child struggling with the principles of magnetism? Here's a fun activity to demonstrate polarity and understand the basic principles of magnetism.

How does water pressure change with depth? Kids learn how pressure works underwater with this cool and easy demo.

Make these homemade shell fossils and introduce your child to the wonders of science!