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Build an electroscope, a simple device that measures static electricity, or the freely flowing electrical charges of the atmosphere!

This exploration of different types of energy will help young minds appreciate and observe thermal, kinetic, mechanical, and other forms of energy.

This weather spinner will improve observation skills by encouraging children to examine and track weather details and patterns.

Try this experiment to give your curious kid a more "solid" understanding of how temperature affects the states of matter.

Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.

Observe with your third grader what happens when food starts to decompose, and boost science skills simultaneously with this experiment!

Determine if it is easier to memorize colors, words, words in phrases, pictures or numbers. Determine at when retention rate in each category is the best.

Identify vitamin C in fruit juices and to determine which of the following juices contain the most vitamin C

Learn about the layers of the Earth and make a model! Create a earth layer book, cake, or clay diagram.

Show your child that the simplest ingredients (salt and water) can be used to illustrate the concept of density!

An home science experiment for older students that teaches about the science behind heat.

Use simple materials to build a "worm hotel" with your kindergarten soil scientist...and see what worms really do all day.

Is our water polluted? Help your young scientist understand the importance of taking care of the environment with this simple experiment.

Children use their design thinking skills and powers of observation to create and construct a bird nest.

Which type of sunglass lenses gives you the best protection from the sun's harmful UV rays? Find out in this cool science project!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Here's one way to recycle: turn a tuna can into a mini barbecue and teach your child the power of resourcefulness!

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

In this project, you'll build a model of the earth, complete with all seven continents and four major oceans.

Compare ability of selected materials to block UV-A radiation. Shine black light though glass at detecting beads underneath. Note color intensity.

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

Observe trends in the properties of writing materials over past 5000 years and extrapolate to future time. Prepare a table that compares writing material.

Determine if âdouble dippingâ chips really spreads more germs than dipping only once per chip.

Demonstrate and describe acid-base reactions of baking soda and baking powder by making pancakes.

The goal of this evaporation experiment is to learn about how different external conditions affect drying time.

How do series and parallel circuits work, and which produces the brightest light in a light bulb? Construct both in this project and find out!

How does frost form? How fast does it form? Do this simple science project using a plastic glass, rock salt and some water to learn about deposition.

Understanding absorption means understanding why certain fibers and materials can absorb water! Kids will see absorption in action in this simple project.

The Galileo inclined plane physics experiment was one of the first ways scientists calculated acceleration due to gravity. Do it yourself in this project!

By dropping a magnet through a copper tube, kids observe the cool (and bizarre) braking effect produced by the eddy currents predicted by Lenz's law.