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Make water and clay play a little more scientific with this hands-on experiment that teaches displacement and shows how an object's shape affects its buoyancy.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

Here's a great activity that uses corks and toothpicks to create a fleet of floating boats. Which design makes for the most seaworthy vessel?

This easy aerodynamics activity is a simple way to introduce kids to the scientific method.

Explore the scientific concept of capacity by seeing how many pennies you boat can hold before it sinks!

Here's a science activity to help your child investigate how seeds are designed to travel.

Is it possible to trick the forces of nature that make your bubbles round to create a square bubble?

Show your middle schooler how a quick whirl of spinach in the blender will reveal the cobwebby "stuff"--or DNA--of life!

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

introduction to organic chemistry. study what happens when polymer molecules are mixed with borax solution.

Construct a model of radioactive decay. Learn more about radioactive decay by modeling the process using coin flips.