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This is a fun way to introduce kids to the concept of volume, and give them a quick hands-on activity to boot.

Discover whether different amounts of water added into a wine glass will produce a different pitch when their fingers are rubbed along the rim.

Science isn't ho hum anymore when it involves building catapults to teach your fifth grader about projectile motion.

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.

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?

Using an empty tennis ball can and a swimming pool, you will determine if it's possible to have a conversation under water.

Here is a quick experiment you can conduct at the playground to introduce or reinforce the concept of Newton's First Law, The Law of Inertia.

How does a kazoo, the strings of a guitar, or the speaker of a radio make sound? The purpose of this science fair project is to show how vibration makes sound.

Teach your child about using pumps to move water in this simple and educational preschool science activity!

This science fair project idea produces sounds by creating vibrations using different objects.

This science fair project idea shows how a vibrating object transfers energy to whatever it touches.

What is the Doppler Effect, or the Doppler Shift? The purpose of this science fair project is to determine how distance impacts the Doppler Effect.

Take the plunge into handcrafting with this neat and tidy soap recipe. Here's how to create your own personalized soap.

Magic, science, or household cleanser? Let your second grader decide with this practical, nontoxic chemistry experiment with acids and bases.

This science project examines the history of earthquakes and what we can do to prevent future disasters.

This science fair project demonstrates the principles of reflection through simple experiments involving mirrors and light.

This science fair project idea demonstrates sonar mapping of the ocean floor.

Experiment with magnetism in this 8th grade science activity in which your child will create a working compass using a steel needle, magnet, and jar.

This experiment will explore how mallets of various materials and weight create sonic tones of varying lengths.

Find out the differences (if any) in the frequencies of voices produced from a computer, from a phone, and directly coming out of the voice box of a human.

Observe how your brain works while it is focused on one thing, and how it works while you are distracted by another thing.

What is it about a Slinky that causes it to walk down the steps? This simple experiment is a perfect illustration of both gravity and momentum.

This classic children's game-connecting two cups with a string-demonstrates sound's ability to travel through air vs through a solid.

Popsicles aren't just for the summertime, this activity takes cold and turns it into a creative and tasty science experiment.

Let your fourth grade chef mix up butter and sugar with scientific principles about different states of matter, and get delicious toffee, too.

Find out whether matching resonant frequencies can cause objects to shatter.

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

Demonstrate how we are able to locate sounds, echolocation. Have a blindfolded subject locate you by the sound of your clapping.

In this science fair experiment, students learn about the scientific principles behind Doppler ultrasound.

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