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Building a rocket ship is a great way for kids to learn about measuring and construction. It'll fuel their creative side too!

Solve the mystery of the unpoppable balloon in this 7th grade science experiment that demonstrates the process of heat transfer.

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

This project examines how temperature affects the volume of gas in balloons.

Use an Elihu Thomson apparatus, also known as a ring launcher, to learn about electromagnetism concepts and the properties of various metals.

When you rub a balloon on your head, your hair stands up; but is that true for everyone? Does hair color affect static electricity?

This cool science fair project teaches kids about temperature, density and buoyancy using balloons that float with normal air. No helium required!

Check out this fun science fair project idea for middle school students to learn about the effects of temperature on the density of a gas such as air.

Science fair project that examines how temperature affects density and how density in turn affects the behavior of helium gas.

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

Make caterpillars out of papier-mache and let the kids explore their inner creepy crawler.

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

Science fair project that examines how yeast grows, and which conditions allow for optimal growth. What types of nutrients does yeast prefer?

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

Read on this high school science fair project idea to get basic information on the process of heat transfer and the conditions under which the transfer occurs.

Help your child make an imaginative, inexpensive spaceship from recycled materials. When the spaceship is ready, count backwards from ten and then BLAST-OFF!

Young physicists will wrestle with a discrepant event: the Hammer Ruler Trick. They'll make some inferences about torque, balance, and center of gravity.

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

Explore the math concept of probability with your fifth grader on "lucky" St. Patrick's day this year!

Send your child on a hunt throughout the house for numbers to help develop her number recognition and ordering skills.

Explore how you can achieve magnetic levitation with the Meissner Effect! This cool science project explains formation and applications of a superconductor.

What is the coldest temperature possible? In this cool experiment, you'll calculate absolute zero by extrapolating data on the temperature and volume of gas.

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

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

Determine whether a hot liquid cools off faster when liquid is added before or after a two minute wait.

Determine which metal has the highest rate of conductivity.

This simple heat transfer experiment is a great introduction to the concepts of heat transfer and conduction.

Most people assume that cold water freezes more quickly, but could that be false? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Let's find out!

Bake some cookies with an oven that collects sunlight and traps the shorter wavelengths (heat!).

Formulate a hypothesis and use the scientific method to determine the guess what is hidden in a box. Test abilities of volunteers, without opening box.