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Let your kid experiment with textures among fabric and other materials that are smooth, rough, soft, or slippery—and then they'll make a texture book!

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

What better way to nurture your child's imagination than by making a fairy house out of materials found in nature!

In this activity your child will make a coiling snake out of simple household materials, and also find out why they coil.

Kids will conduct a cool limewater carbon dioxide test that can be performed with common household materials to learn about the chemistry of this common gas.

Is that seed alive or not? Here's an exciting way for kindergarteners to make a seed museum that your child can watch, using simple household materials.

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

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

Does your child love learning about dinosaurs? Does he like digging around in search of hidden treasures? In this fun activity he'll do both!

Science fair project that cultivates slime mold and monitors the stages of its development.

Make this easy composting dessert and then enjoy the yummy results!

Recycling may be a confusing concept for your little one, so take the time to teach them the magic of compost - right in your own backyard!

Come take off your shoes and explore with your feet. Your child will embark on a barefoot adventure as he plays with different textures.

Beetles come in many shapes and colors. Here's how your second grade child can create his own beetles to paint and play with!

This easy project for little hands uses mushroom spores to make an imprint of the mushroom, and the result is very beautiful.

The goal of this science fair project is to demonstrate current methods of detecting counterfeit money, in particular counterfeit detection pens.

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

This craft is a great way to explore the fascinating world of spiders and their webs as you collect spider webs from around your house with your third grader.

Try hammering some plants with your kids to teach them a valuable lesson in flower science while making beautiful artwork in the process!

Ethanol can be used as an alternative fuel! The purpose of this experiment is to identify a starch plant that produces the largest quantity of ethanol.

This project examines the vulnerability of fruit flies, Drosophila melanigaster, to irradiation. Will exposure result in mutations?

This cool and easy elementary school science fair project idea provides the basic information on the use of our senses to experience the world about us.

This science fair project idea identifies and understands adaptations in birds.