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

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 sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.

In this project combining nature, art, math, and science, children make rubbings of leaves then observe shapes and structures and sort the leaf images.

In this science fair project, young children observe, record, and create collections of shapes in their world and increase their powers of observation.

In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

In this science fair project, we'll explore how blocking the sun's light can stop those can stop photosensitive paper from changing color.

Show your child the solar system and let them explore the stars and space by creating a painting. It's a fun and easy way capture your child's imagination.

In this fun activity, frozen cubes of paint provide your preschooler with a cool new way to paint a masterpiece.

Who says snow globes are just for winter? Help your child create a summer version with this fun art project!

Try this arts and crafts activity with your preschooler: make bread from yeast dough to teach her about the science behind bread baking.

This is a fun and inexpensive project and it's a great way for your child to build basic geometry skills, like shape recognition and pattern/angle familiarity.

In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.

This fall, make a leaf crown that will encourage creative play and your child's interest in the natural world while you help them build fine motor skills.

Have your kid build an ice sculpture in this activity that's so fast, fun, and messy it's the perfect way to demonstrate how much fun experiments can be!

This project demonstrates the correspondence between the volume of water displaced by a submerged object and the volume of the object displacing it.

When critters protect themselves by taking on the patterns of nature, it's called "camouflage." Play this camouflage matching game with your child!

Here's a simple craft activity that can help your youngster better visualize the life cycle of a frog as a circle.

Introduce your child to preliminary science concepts by challenging them to do this fun and simple cloud observation activity.

Discover the wonders of simple clay by pressing flowers into a modeling medium!

Take advantage of the spring and summer sun in this arts and crafts activity that has your learner creating pretty flower prints.

Celebrate April showers with a springtime arts and crafts activity: make sparkly, shiny raindrops with your kid.

Help your preschooler practice observing and experimenting with this exciting activity where they'll get to examine objects below the water's surface!

Who knew that nature could get so crafty? Show your kindergartener how to collect and morph pinecones into a whole team of personalized pinecone people.

Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.

Brighten up your home with this fun activity! Make a summer sun print and teach your child the art of easy print making.

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

Reinforce your child’s understanding of the alphabet by helping them construct all of the letters using pipe cleaners.

Show your preschooler how to construct this very special planter for Mom. It makes a great pick-me-up, and it's easy for kids to make in a flash!