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You don't need to head to the Arctic to experiment with life in an igloo. Learners can build their own ice igloo at home from water and empty milk containers.

Learn about this simple machine and make a pulley of your own to use for fun science trials.

Looking for hot weather fun? Cool the kids down with a homemade slip and slide! You can create your own water park atmosphere for just a few bucks.

Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.

Slime: It's oozy, it's goopy, and it's just plain fun! Learn how to make slime with this fun science fair project.

These cool treats are loaded with fruit, veggies, protein, and calcium, just what your child needs to fuel up for a busy day at school.

Would your dog prefer homemade or store-bought food? Raw or cooked? Test your dog's preferred diet in this fun 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?

Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Show your child how and why the microwave works, while demonstrating just how strangely foods can behave while inside the crazy cooker.

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!

Does your child long to be the next Captain Hook? This great craft activity will provide an invaluable accessory for any costume box: a pirate hook!

Is horse manure a possible energy source in a crisis? Use calorimetry to find out how much energy horse manure can produce in this science fair project.

Your child can transform an everyday sight into a persuasive writing exercise by starting with the "product" she knows best: her family!

The goal of this golf science fair science fair project is to determine whether the temperature of a golf ball affects its elasticity and its rebound.

This trick uses vertical and horizontal forces to help your child to push apart your hands apart, no matter how hard you try to keep them together!

Check out this mind-blowing experiment in which a hard-boiled egg will fit through an impossibly small opening with the help of only a few matches!

Help your curious third grader construct a dazzling spinning wheel that will teach him about the science behind colors while providing some silly entertainment!

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Why does purple cheese look nasty? Because color plays a big part in how we perceive the taste of different foods. Are birds just like us in this respect?

If you're looking for something to keep your kid busy on a warm day, and give him some writing practice in the process, bring on the mud!

Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?

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

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Wiggly worms are known for staying buried in the soil, but how does that affect plants? Are earthworms and plant growth related?

A new twist on the game of charades will inspire your first grader to look at her favorite books in a whole new light.

Give your child a glimpse of how another set of students approach reading by teaching him how the blind use braille.

If your science savy third grader is up for a challenge, let her bend light with a casserole dish!

This circle game practices patterning and flexes your child's memory.