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Delight your budding scientist with this cool physics magic trick and teach her some basic physics concepts while you're at it!

Introduce your child to the world of motion and physics with a bit of marble play inspired by Sir Isaac Newton!

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.

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.

Little scientists will make inferences about hearing loss, pitch, and frequency in this great science fair idea that puts the human ear to the test.

Turn the common pastime of constructing paper airplanes into a lesson on the physics of aerodynamics and flight with this fun science activity.

Get your sense of humor ready for this fun science experiment that demonstrates the fundamental physics of air pressure.

A simple science experiment exploring the physics of water pressure that's been amazing people since Medieval times.

This simple "how to make a water wheel" activity makes physics come alive for your child by demonstrating how different kinds of energy work.

In this physics project, learn about the relationship between light intensity and distance using a laser pointer, flashlight, and graph paper!

Combine the science of physics with the fun of playing spy. Your young detective can make his own tiny looking glass. It's simple to make!

Help your child get a grasp on what it was like to build gigantic ancient structures with this easy engineering activity about science and physics.

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!

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

Learn with makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!

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.

This science fair project creates a visual model of whatâs happening to sound waves as a car approaches and then leaves.

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

Teach your little scientist about the amazing powers of gravity by comparing the falling speeds of two yummy fruits

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.

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

Your child will do a fun science experiment using soap and pepper flakes to help understand the concepts of water molecules and the surface tension of water.

This homemade barometer allows your little scientist to contemplate and compare different air and weather conditions.

How do we know that air exists when we can't see it, taste it, or touch it? Here's a classic experiment that will teach your kid some basics of aerodynamics!

In this science fair project, young children discover what happens when two fluids that have different densities get together.

This science fair project idea produces varying pitches of sound.

Experiment with buoyancy to learn how a submarine rises and sinks in this classic science experiment.

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!

What happens when colored beams of light mix? You might be surprised.

Water can go from solid to liquid to gas...but how does popcorn go from kernel to snack? Invite your first grade scientist to find out.