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This science fair project idea creates an underwater habitat and explores the basic needs of living things under water.

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.

Here's a fun math and science activity: help your child explore four different kinds of measurement, using their hand and a few simple household tools.

This experiment examines whether storing your orange juice at different temperatures affects its acidity.

This science fair project idea explores whether factors such as temperature and concentration affect the pH of a solution.

Give your second grader a chance to get his feet wet with measurement before he moves onto the more complicated stuff by trying this activity with him at home.

Dig up some dinos while promoting curiosity and sensory skills in this hands-on activity that will have your child searching for prehistoric treasure!

Introduce your fourth or fifth grader to volume by having him build rectangular prisms, and then count each sugar cube to check his volume calculations.

Invite your kindergartener to explore the bright new world of measurement by starting out with nonstandard (and tasty!) units, such as gummy bears or worms.

This fun activity encourages your child to develop their skills in not only taking measurements, but also in working with the measurements themselves.

Forget the measuring stick! This fun math activity uses a body part, your child's hand, as a ruler.

The garden is the perfect place to practice math and science with preschoolers. Get digging (and counting, sorting, observing at the same time!)

How do cold packs work? Explore endothermic reactions by comparing the temperature change that results from various chemicals added to water to find out!

This potato cannon activity teaches your middle schooler about the principle of Boyle's Law. Make a potato cannon and have a blast learning about science.

Have your child construct his own Christmas tree from construction paper while cutting, overlapping and measuring to create an adorable modern design.

Enjoy this kid-friendly recipe for Irish soda bread, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

Have your child observe, measure and record the amount of space objects occupy, and you'll have an inside space explorer on your hands in no time!

Will your liquid weigh less once you remove the fat from it? Find out in this science fair project idea.

Get back into school with this exciting architecture exploration! In this craft activity your child will research, draw, and build his own school.

Countries all around the world have been using the abacus for thousands of years to make math easier. Have your kid make his own abacus to practice arithmetic.

This activity turns your kid into the family weatherman. Plus, it teaches him to collect data and begin to understand graphing.

You've heard the expression "burn rubber" but do you know how heat affects rubber? Examine the impact of temperature on rubber in this fun science experiment.

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

This science fair project idea measures physical dexterity as a function of temperature.

In this activity, have your second grader practice measuring by finding the height, weight, and length of their most treasured toy!

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.

Try this fun and simple activity to help nurture your child's observation skills and nourish a growing love of science!

This science fair project idea quantifies exactly how accurate the cricket thermometer is.

Science fair project that tests the effects of temperature change on the reactivity of the catalase enzyme.