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

Study the impact of environment on seed germination among three materials: soil, paper towel, and cloth. Note when seeds germinate and how well they germinate

see whether all liquids evaporate at the same rate. In other words, does water evaporate at the same rate as juice?

Investigate the advantages of the use of ceramics in engines such as the tiles used in Space Shuttle. Use iron filings and magnets.

Compare air temperature with the infrared temperature from a reflecting surface at different times of the day, in shade and in sunlight.

Salmonella and E.coli are common food contaminates. This experiment measures the time it takes for E.coli and Salmonella to reach hazardous levels in fish.

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

How powerful is the reaction between baking soda and vinegar? Find out here!

Use this fun activity to make an optical illusion picture that helps your kindergartener explore the sense of sight, and sharpen his observation skills!

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

Here's a fun activity to help build thinking skills in young first grade scientists, and to encourage them to have a blast exploring the mass and volume.

Determine whether fresh vegetables have more calories or less calories than canned vegetables.

The objective of this project is to examine the ways in which a passive solar house may contribute to conservation of energy.

Based on the concept of water's "freezing point," this activity entails the lowering of water's freezing point to chill ice cream!

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 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:

In this insulation experiment, you'll learn which clothes keep you warm in the cold, and which make you shiver.

In this cool experiment, learn about the forces of resistance in a liquid and race marbles in a cylinder to find out which fluids have a high viscosity.

This experiment will evaluate bacterial content on toothbrushes before and after different cleaning methods to determine which method of disinfecting is best.

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

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This simple experiment serves as an introduction to the greenhouse effect.

Look for a correlation between temperature and the intensity of cricket chirping. Measure ambient temperature and sound intensity in decibels.

Find out whether cast iron or regular teflon pans heat up faster and also retain their heat longer.

Find out whether freezing or refrigerating destroys more bacteria. This is essential to consuming safe and germ-free food.

Evaluate whether people can raise the temperature of their finger using the power of their thoughts.

Discover if temperature settings in a fridge make a drastic difference in terms of bacterial growth.

Increase your child's confidence in interpreting bar graphs and throw a little candy into the mix to sweeten the learning process.

Construct calorimeter and determine the caloric value of a sample of foods by change in temperature for each of the foods.

In this experiment you will become familiar with the properties of dry ice while creating interesting effects like ice bubbles!