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Here's a fun activity to reinforce the physics concept of stored energy for your middle schooler.

Invite your middle schooler to bungee jump ... with eggs! This experiment will demonstrate Newton's laws of physics in an entertaining way.

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.

This awesome diffraction grating experiment puts high school students' applied math skills to the test by having them calculate the wavelength of laser light.

Get a cool and easy science fair project idea which helps high school students in understanding concepts behind the working of a microphone.

In this free science fair project, learn how to separate salt from water using heat. A great science project for elementary school kids.

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.

Here's an investigative activity in which your child will discover real-world names and uses for sugar and find out how it is hidden in many different foods.

Bring back the groovy memories by making shrinky dinks using household materials, while learning about the science of plastics. Here's how to get started:

Show your child how to concoct a simple duo of household ingredients that changes color as acids and bases are added!

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

Start thinking about how the internet works by assembling an Ethernet cable of your own!

Every time a sound is produced it emits a sound wave. This experiment demonstrates how sound travels, using nothing more than a spoon and a string!

Does your child know that salt water conducts electricity? This simple experiment will show how salt water acts as a conductor to electrical currents.

Show your teen how to make her own beeswax lip balm. It's one of the simplest do-it-yourself activities, and it's fun to make!

With this activity, not only will you be experimenting with giving accurate information, you'll also teach your child how to write good scientific procedures.

Want to give your teen some insight into the scientific method and get the house cleaned? This activity promises both!

Here's a fun at-home activity that will help your child strengthen math skills using high and low temperature data, and become a master temperature tracker!

Is your child struggling with the principles of magnetism? Here's a fun activity to demonstrate polarity and understand the basic principles of magnetism.

This classic children's game demonstrates how sound travels through air vs. through a solid.

Why are some pennies shiny and others dark and dull? Find out with this cleaning copper coins experiment, which transforms dark pennies to bright ones.

The pinwheel is a simple toy that has been around for years and uses the wonders of the wind to spin it and delight kids of all ages!

Do this experiment to help your first grader understand how salt can be removed from salt water. All it takes are a few household materials.

This activity is a great introduction to polymer chemistry. It might seem complicated, but all you'll need is the material found inside of a baby's diaper!

Conduct a simple science experiment to see if flowers from your garden pass the acid-base indicator test with this exciting chemistry activity.

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

In this science experiment, your child will test the strength of hollow structures in order to understand how strong bird bones really are.

This activity will help your child review science concepts, learn new ones, and become familiar with examples of various concepts in science. Plus, it's fun!

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

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